SCIATICA CURE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19886, 15 May 1936, Page 7

SCIATICA CURE

RELIEF IN 24 HOURS.

NO lIIK 111 TRIATMINT. LLAIM: in' A DOCTOR. United Press Assn—Elev, Tel. Copyright .Hccrived May 15. 11.10 am.) LONDON. May ii. The Sun-Herald any. that. aclltloa can now be ourod ovw night by lnoxplnllve treatment. accordlng to Dr. nor-Id Slot. whon “droning the Intornntlonll Congreu of Phynlul Modlolno. Dr. Slot an "In 28 out. of 24 one: won nuoomfully “and at the Royal Waterloo Hooplui. The treatment was painless. and had no risks. The diagnosis includes an X—ray examination, after which the patient is injected with an Evipan anaesthetic and sterile saline. containing 1 per cent. 01' Nororalne, followed by mauipulallou of the limbs. Relief follows within ‘2l hours. A few cases required a second injeciion at three monihsLiniervnl before 1111\11 relief.

Dr. Slot was born a}. Jofxannesbum and is a leading authority on rheumatisnL

COMMENT IN WAIKATO. ANAESTHETICS GENERALLY USED. NEVER .\Ulll.\'lSTEltED TOGETHER. \\'hen 01'. 5101‘s treatment was referred to medical practitioners in the Waikalo to—duy. it “as explained that. the use or the l-lvlpun anaesthetic was fairly general in New Zealand. and consisted or an injection into the blood-stream through the muscle. In England. on llt't‘tllllll or the t'ut'ilily with which it indunnt gencl'al anaesthesia, it was used l'mi‘ly frequently h) dentists. 'l'hc sir-rile >alinc mention-u] consistwt nt' a common solutiuu 0! salt and water.

The Nomcalne was also in common use in .\'e\\' Zealanu as a "local“ anaesthetic. but practitioners had nut heard or both being administered together.

It was also pointed out that the cable does not slate now the injecliuu is to be administered. whether through the blood-stream or into the nerve.