SHOOTING SCIATICA.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVLI, Issue 10, 6 September 1911, Page 16

SHOOTING SCIATICA.

Tortured by sharp, hot pains in Hip and Legs.

This man crippled till he had to give up athletics. Tells how he was cured.

In the case of Mr Arthur J. Grice, a prominent Tasmanian athlete, living at Duffield-street, Queenstown, he was compelled to abandon football and sport by recurring attacks of Sciatica. After long suffering Mr Grice was completely cured by Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills. As Sciatica, like Neuralgia, is a disorder of the nerves, the direct treatment to cure the cause aims at restoring the nerves to their proper state of tone. Hot applications cannot do this. As Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills make new blood and tone the nerves, they have achieved great success in curing Sciatica, and Mr Grice’s case is a striking . instance. He said: — “Up to the age of 23 I was always strong and healthy and a well known athlete. From that time forward I was compelled to give up all sport, such as running, foot■ball, etc., owing to repeated attacks of Sciatica in the right hip. extending to the right knee. 1 consulted several doctor-! who prescribed for mo some medicine 1 > take; some blistering me and giving rna lotions. The blistering was so severe tbit it. took all the skin off my hip to the Icc 1 •. The pain at times was well nigh unbear i’ l ' •. It was very sharp, like needles being pushed into the flesh. I used to be w >1• at night, especially if I got wet or had been working in water. The sciatic nerve was very tender to the touch. The attack its d to vary, sometimes lasting for a week <>. more, and at other times for a day or so 'lt was always a burning pain; walking would irritate it. The muscles wasted away. I had been in this state for about ten years, and whenever it came on I used to consult the doctors, but without receiving permanent relief, and bad come to the conclusion that it would come and go wh■ ever it liked. Eventually a fellow workman who had been cured of Sciatica sift •being bedridden for three weeks, advis'd me to give Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills * trial, ns they had cured him. I got a box. and benefited so much from their use J k‘‘P* on witli them, and by the time I bad taken four boxes I felt Completely cured. Th <*■ Is nearly two years since, and I am h >pP.’’ to say I have never had a twinge or any sign of the complaint since, and I can co ’• sclentiously recommend Dr. Williams’ Pii'lc Pills to anyone suffering as I did, or f ,r any other complaint arising from a disorder of the blood, as T have known sever.il who have benefited by their use. Dr. Williams’ rink rills are 3/ a box 5 boxes 16/0 of all dealers, or from The l >r « Williams’ Medicine Co. of Australasia, Ltd., Well lug ton.