Show DAILY HEALTH SERVICE I RAY X-RAY V VALUABLE AID I IN j I TREATMENT OF By DR MORRIS FISHBEIN Editor Journal of the American Medical Association anti anU of Hygeia Hygeia Hy- Hy geia the Health Magazine The term sprain has Imas b been en constantly constantly con con- used by time the public for many years years-to to describe any sudden turnIng turning turn turn- Ing or twisting twisting- of tIme the joint with pain and swelling Time The trouble is due in most Instances instances In- In stances to the fact th that t time the sudden sud sud- den movement has Imas stretched or overstretched a ligament and time the surrounding tissues so that tear tear- Ing has occurred and fluid or blood gets Into time joint In some Instances time the move move- is so severe that it will fiac ture a bone to which the ligament is attached For this reason then ever there is time the slightest doubt as to time the Severity of the sprain the modern modem ph physician asks for an ray X-ray picture since time the presence of fracture makes necessary much more rigorous treatment than is isen g given en to time the mere stretch in and tearing of time the ligament Time The process of treatment of a sprain includes in th tIme majority Pf cases fixation by time the use of proper splints so that time the tissue will not move during the iro ing Time second to encourage a blood aids time excess material mation and After a joint has oro position for ia tive method for ri A. and diet othe doubtful and some of If been mu tion and move the joint ed rapidly but sho slowly arid s companied by ening of the of stiffness In order persons sprains are more se sethe the young sine tb dency to greater more rigidity and less case of disappearance of time mg Thus older more about the a taken for recovery given to secure gpo the joint after th a almase disappeared |