Pain : its causation and diagnostic significance in internal diseases / by Rudolph Schmidt ; translated and edited by Karl M. Vogel and Hans Zinsser.

  • Schmidt, Rudolf, 1873-1947.
Date:
1908
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Credit: Pain : its causation and diagnostic significance in internal diseases / by Rudolph Schmidt ; translated and edited by Karl M. Vogel and Hans Zinsser. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contents PAGE Translators’ Preface 5 Author’s Preface 7 • CHAPTER I. The Sensation of Pain 15 CHAPTER II. The Functional Modification of Pain 22 The Influence of Position 22 The Influence of Motion 26 The Influence of Pressure 29 The Influence of Food 33 The Influence of Drugs and Chemicals 38 The Influence of Organic Function 41 CHAPTER III. Topography in Its Relation to Pain 47 The Shoulder 48 Retrosternal Region 50 Scapula and Interscapular Region 51 The Epigastrium 53 The Abdomen below the Umbilicus 56 The Lumbar Region (symmetrical) 57 The Lumbar Region (unilateral) and the Flanks 58 Atypical Abdominal Pains 59 CHAPTER IV. Quality and Time of Occurrence 65 Colicky Pains 65 Nocturnal Pains 67 CHAPTER V. The Nervous System 69 Headache 69 Due to Elevations of Intracranial Pressure 71 Caused by Chemical Poisons 76 Of Reflex Nature 78 Neuralgias Involving the General Nervous System 83 The Face 88 The Occipital Region and Nape of the Neck 90 The Arm 91 Intercostal Spaces, including Upper Abdomen 92 Flanks and Lower Abdominal Region 94 Lower Extremities 95 Neuralgias, Sympathetic System and Vagus 97