WHAT TO DO FOR TANGO FOOT.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 145, 25 July 1914, Page 6

WHAT TO DO FOR TANGO FOOT.

Tango foot Ms the very newest -disease. It is becoming prevalent wherever the new. are in vogue, and' phys|eians in all the large title's report a Steadily increasing .number of cases. .. The trouble is all due to the immense strain? put upon the muscles and tendons by 1 the latter-day dances, especially the tango and the maxixe, and to some extent the complicated figures of the hesitation waltz. As everybody who has attempted '. the new dances knows they call for great flexibility of the ankle. Over indulgence in dancing can easily set up the inflammation in which doctors now identify as tango foot. The first- symptom is usually a dull pain on the ront *• of the leg just above the ankle. During the next few days the pain becomes more marked, and

, there is considerable stiffness when the foot is bent. Going up and down stairs is painful, especially the """"Salter. The flesh of the affected region is sensitive to the slightest pressure. j ' Simple cessation from dancing and a limited amount of walking is all that is usually necessary to .- ' effect a cure. Putting the foot in a plaster cast or binding it with an adhesive plaster does more harm than good, for the'pressure irritates and causes needless stiffness. Massage with alcohol or a simple soap liniinent is recommended, and good results are often obtaiped'by applying a mixture, consisting of one part ©f aconite, one part of belladonna tincture and two