Treatment of Headache.
In that type of headache which depends for its existence chiefly upon nervous exhaustion, rest m bed with massage, the administration of tonics, and the support of a tired heart by small doses of digitalis, are usually advantageous. In many of these,
patients as soon as they become strong enough to react, hydrotherapeutic measures are exceedingly advantageous. In the early stages, if these is cerebral congestion, a general hot pack, and an ice-bag applied to the head, may be useful. Afterward a cold drip-sheet may be thrown around patient for a moment.
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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 April 1909, Page 47
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95Treatment of Headache. Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 April 1909, Page 47
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