Treatment of displacement and dislocation

A dislocation encountered by a doctor is always either simple, or it is combined with another injury - an ulcer, wound, tumor, or something else. If the dislocation is accompanied by another injury, then you need to look, and if it is reduced by gentle pulling and this does not cause the ulcer severe pain and does not lead to intolerable swelling, then it is reduced, and when this is not the case, then the ulcer or wound should be treated first, and then treat the dislocation, especially with dislocations of large joints. If we first want to treat a dislocation, then this often, and even in most cases, leads to severe spasms, especially when the dislocation occurs in parts of the body close to the main organs. The situation is the same with regard to a tumor, and treatment here is based on the fact that we make an attempt, and if the case is easy, the tumor does not cause pain and reduction is not difficult, we do not hesitate to reduce the dislocation, but if pain occurs, then we should not even try, but if we have already done this, then it is necessary to remove the bandage if it causes pain. If the bone fits into the joint easily, we also treat the tumor or ulcer.

If there is a fracture and a dislocation at the same time, and pulling in one direction allows you to treat both injuries at once, then do so. A certain scientist says that a stone fell on the edge of one man’s shoulder and tore the skin and flesh, so that the exposed head of the humerus became visible, from under which the end of the collarbone popped out. Some ignorant chiropractor began to straighten the bone, again put meat and skin on it, made a medicinal bandage and tied it, and it so happened that the meat began to stink and spoiled the bone with its proximity, which even turned green and this chiropractor did not know what meat was it would be necessary to cut off and cauterize the sore spot with boiling olive oil.

If there is a large tumor, then the tumor should also be treated first.

As for a pure simple dislocation, the way to correct it is to pull the bone in the opposite direction from where it came out until the end of one bone is opposite the end of the other bone, then it is returned to the place from which it came out, and it is easily repositioned, and this is often indicated by a clearly audible sound. After this, the joint is bandaged, and the bandage prevents swelling or helps prevent it from swelling. The need to prevent sudden swelling is more urgent, and dislocation of the collarbone or any organ can only be reduced after treatment and calming of the swelling. It is not good if dry rags come into contact with the diseased organ, because they are hot and stimulate the tumor; on the contrary, the rags should be moistened with cooled wax ointment or tart wine. Hippocrates teaches that, with the exception of certain cases, traction and reduction should be postponed until the third or fourth day - in case of displacement this is also necessary - and then the joint is bandaged.

If the bone dislocates with every movement and every time it is set, it dislocates again, then the reasons for this are relaxation and moisture of the ligaments, and cauterization must be done. When, after repositioning a dislocation or displacement, a hardening like a tumor remains, then softening bandages and irrigations are used, but first, strengthening bandages and irrigations are required.

Watering is undoubtedly best done over the bandage in the winter, poured with some heated oil from among the strengthening oils, and in the summer with honey and cold water.

Those with a dislocation should be nourished with strengthening substances - this is what gives the joint strength and keeps it properly immobile.