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The following types of cases have been treated:—
Rickets 115
(a) early.
(b) late or bony.
(c) teething disorders.
(d) looseness of ligaments and
flabbiness.
Bronchial Affections 20
(a) idiopathic.
(b) bronchial asthma.
(c) congenital.
Incipient Tuberculosis 5
(a) alimentary.
(b) congenital.
Enlarged Glands of Neck 6
Debility 22 (a) following severe illness.
Delayed Development (cause unknown) 20
Nervous Instability 9
(a) congenital.
(h) 'only childism.'
Malnutrition 14
(a) poverty.
(b) dietetic error.
Other Causes 10 (a) anaemia.
(b) congenital heart.
(c) St. Vitus' dance.
(d) nasal catarrh.
I. Results of Treatment.
Observations recorded in previous reports have been confirmed most emphatically, and,
in addition, the following fresh points are noted:—
(i) Persistent Constipation—a not uncommon condition in children and often incident
upon other conditions. After 24 treatments this has responded strikingly, and with
extended treatment has resulted in a complete cure.
(ii) Congenital Heart Disease (valvular defects). A marked improvement in the general
circulation, with a less tendency to blueness and coldness of extremities.
(iii) Asthma. All cases showed mitigation of the severity and frequency of attacks. One
child, commencing an attack while at the Clinic, was immediately treated for 15
minutes and the spasm ceased.
(iv) Teething Disorders. A curious condition was noted in many cases—the children cut
several teeth after the first few treatments until the normal number of teeth were
through, then progress conformed to the average.
(v) Looseness of ligaments and lack of muscular tone. It was very noticeable how the
flabby child quickly became firm and steady on its limbs.
(vi) Nasal Catarrh. The thick purulent discharge quickly clears, and the thin watery
discharge responds to about 20 treatments and nearly always completely disappears.
(vii) Late Bony Rickets. Where there is marked genu valgum or varum very little
improvement has been noted, und in these cases sunlight treatment should be merely
an auxiliary treatment.