Show Daily Health Service REST NEEDED WHEN BACK IS INJURED By DR DR- MORRIS lORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American MedIcal Medical Med Med- ical teal Association and of the Health Magazine i The spine is made mad up of or a large larg number of joints As long as these joints are used within normal range of or motion there is no strain When II motion Is forced beyond th the extreme of normal range a strain may occur The muscles or ligaments compensate compensate compensate sate for overstrain If they the did not all an of the joints of ot the body would constantly be in trouble When the body is being properly handled from a mechanical point of view the weight of the body in a standing or sitting position is carried car car- carried 1 ried on the bodies o of the bones of or the I spine with the tissues that are arc between between between be be- be- be tween the bones acting as shock ab absorbers ab- ab The bones of ot the spine and the disks are fitted together in such away a away away way that certain points act as stabilizer izer These are not built to support the whole weight of or the body They help to keep it in proper position If u through bad posture or wrong mechanical mechanical me me- construction the weight of the body is thrown backward or forward forward for for- orward or- or ward pressures are arc brought to bear bearon on p parts of the bones and md on the soft 1 I Points for Parents l Ed Edyth Thomas Wallace I 2 This nu on Ut W b t t IL J n nis ll l is 2 Not Thi rl w T. T Ka i r w 1 a v i ell Playthings may be rotated by putting putting putting put put- ting a basketball away and bringing them out again after a few weeks Baby will welcome them as new in inI in- in I tissue that arc are not built to stand such pressure with resulting inflammation tion pain even a severe acute injury associated with backache Whenever an injury takes place fluid pours out and swelling follows Then comes pressure from Crom the swelling swelling swell swell- in ing on the nerves or blood vessels and the pain may be severe Since a sufficient sufficient suf sur amount of swelling to cause pain in may my not develop for some hours after the injury painful symptoms sometimes do not occur for tor as long longas as 24 t hours The treatment of or any strain or sprain involves first of all complete rest until the inflammation has quieted quiet quiet- ed down then the patient must be properly strapped to prevent further j Injury The strapping fa to do don dont ne nep p k the patient from getting g into a don tion which will cause f furth er Sir sk U If the the original not so great as swelling to demand sad and p prest rest the l strapping mamay may flay mayb be mediately y and the ij done proceed with his work IndivIdual 1 I |