Diabetes. Uterine Affections. Amenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea.

DIABETES.
Some authors report cases of diabetes successfully treated by mechanotherapy. Schreiber says: "The best effects will ensue when the greatest number of muscles are brought into play. It is necessary to select such movements as will call into action equally all the great muscle-groups." In Paris, where diabetes is common, the patients are advised to take very strong bodily exercise. The quantity of sugar secreted must indicate a deficient oxygenation of the materials produced by the liver. Strong bodily exercise, which increases oxygenation in all the membranes of the body, ought to eliminate the abnormal deposit of sugar. The proper exercise for this affection is not yet well determined. When the patient has a constitution strong enough to bear the treatment, use the following movements:
1. St. percussion of back.
2. L. rotation of feet.
3. Separating and closing of arms.
4. S. bending of body backward.
5. Flexion and extension of legs.
6. Raising of body.
7. Flexion and extension of arms.
8. Separating and closing of knees.
9. Percussion of back.

UTERINE AFFECTIONS.
Massage is applied directly to force the organs to contract, and the movements to regulate the circulation through the abdomen. Atony and dislocations of the organ are generally treated by massage ; disturbances in regard to menstruation, only by movements.

AMENORRHEA.
1. S. rotation of arms.
2. Rotation of feet.
3. S. turning of body (inspiration).
4. S. rotation of body.
5. Beating of sacrum.
6. Vibrations.
7. Rotation of arms.
8. St. percussion of back.
Some of the movements must be repeated several times in the series, and when treating extremely anemic women great care should be taken not to give too many.

DYSMENORRHEA.
A great number of women suffer severe pain before and during the periods. In many of these cases we can by overcoming the local congestion give the greatest relief. We recommend:
1. Massage of the liver.
2. Massage of the whole abdomen.
3. St. rotation of arms.
4. L. rotation of feet.
5. St. rotation of body.
6. L. rotation of leg.
7. St. bending of turned body.
8. L. rotation of pelvis.
This treatment should be given to the patient at least two weeks before the period is expected, and she should be properly instructed how to take a few good movements to prevent the congestion of blood in the abdomen. I have made the observation that women who lace tightly are always the greatest sufferers from dysmenorrhea.