HYDROTHERAPY IN STOMACH DISEASES.

Diseases of the Stomach

On page 55 the introduction of small calories is confusing to the reader. There is an excellent account of the anatomy and physiology of the stomach, and the two chapters on diet in health and disease will be found very useful. The author has devoted two chapters to the general symptoms of stomach diseases and their mode of production, which make for clearness, although they involve some little...

Diseases of the Stomach

The Diseases of the Stomach

to which he alludes in his introduction as exemplified in many text-books, of describing " as distinct diseases what are in reality only the functional signs of disease," and of "the mistaking of a condition for a disease.'' He also carries the differentiation of diseases of the stomach to an excessive degree, beyond, in fact, the limits of a practical differential diagnosis. Thus, to take for ...

Hydrotherapy in Typhoid Fever

Hydrotherapy in practice

The application of most physiotherapy modalities is ideally restricted to qualified professionals (see Sharp 2008). The RCVS Professional Conduct Department advises that the ‘veterinary surgeon with care of the animal must . . . be satisfied with the experience and qualifications of the person carrying out the physiotherapy’ (RCVS, personal communication). However, while C O M P A N IO N A N IM...