The Suspension Therapy for Tabes Dorsalis

Lanska, Douglas J.; Edmonson, James M.

doi:10.1001/archneur.1990.00530060115028

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“…With the development of such novel invasive therapies, several factors likely contributed to the disparity in outcomes between the favorable initial reports and the often-disappointing results of later studies, including reliance on anecdotal reports or small uncontrolled case series, placebo effects (augmented by the novelty and apparent sophistication of the methods employed), biased observation, misdiagnosis, and biased reporting (for example, initial reports of invasive treatments that did not at least have a positive technical outcome were generally not published) 84. The early proponents of such invasive procedures often continued to blindly support them despite increasing evidence of their futility or harm.…”

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Early Controversies Over Athetosis: II. Treatment

Lanska

2013

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

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Early Controversies Over Athetosis: II. Treatment

Lanska

2013

Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements

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“…For a short period between 1883 and 1892, suspension therapy enjoyed widespread popularity for the treatment of tabes dorsalis 1 . Lanska and Edmonson (1990), Goetz, Gelfland and Bonduelle (1995) and more recently Bogousslavsky (2011) and Vein (2011) have revisited the subject of suspension as a mode of treatment for tabes dorsalis, especially in the context of Jean-Martin Charcot and his work at the Salpêtrière Hospital [1,2,3,4]. They described how suspension therapy was received at the time and how it was later abandoned after no improvement could be found.…”

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Historical Review: Suspension Therapy for the Treatment of Tabes Dorsalis

Weiner¹,

Silver

2014

Eur Neurol

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Background: Suspension therapy was developed by a Russian doctor, A. Motschutkovsky and at the end of the 19th century it was a popular treatment for tabes dorsalis. It was endorsed by Jean-Martin Charcot in France and Weir Mitchell in the United States; but after 10 years, it was abandoned because it proved to be useless and some patients developed paralysis. Summary: The effect of suspension upon a spinal cord affected by tabes dorsalis and a healthy spinal cord has been analyzed in the light of current knowledge. The benefits of suspension were thought to be due to an improvement in the blood supply to the spinal cord and due to the suggestibility or the placebo effect. Key Message: Analysis of the contemporary literature in the light of current research shows that suspension therapy was a powerful weapon that could cause impairment to the conductivity of the spinal cord and this has important implications for current therapy such as the use of Harrington rods.

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“…The dynamometer ranks among the instruments developed by American neurologist which came into use in late 19 th century [1-3]. William Alexander Hammond (1828-1900) described several dynamometers and the dynamograph for the purpose of assessing muscle power and graphically recording these data respectively [4].…”

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A Systematic Review of Dynamometry and its Role in Hand Trauma Assessment

Mafi¹,

Mafi²,

Hindocha³

et al. 2012

TOORTHJ

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The dynamometer was developed by American neurologists and came into general use in the late 19th century. It is still used in various ways as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in clinical settings. In this systematic review we assessed in detail the different uses of dynamometry, its reliability, different dynamometers used and the influence of rater experience by bringing together and evaluating all published literature in this field. It was found that dynamometry is applied in a wide range of medical conditions. Furthermore, the great majority of studies reported acceptable to high reliability of dynamometry. Jamar mechanical dynamometer was used most often in the studies reviewed. There were mixed results concerning the effect of rater experience. The factors influencing the results of dynamometry were identified as age, gender, body weight, grip strength, BMI, non/dominant hand, assessing upper/lower limbs, rater and patient’s strength and the distance from the joint where the dynamometer is placed. This review provides an understanding of the relevance and significance of dynamometry which should serve as a starting point to guide its use in hand trauma assessment. On the basis of our findings, we suggest that hand dynamometry has a great potential, and could be used more often in clinical practice.

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The Suspension Therapy for Tabes Dorsalis

Cited by 13 publications

References 13 publications

Early Controversies Over Athetosis: II. Treatment

Early Controversies Over Athetosis: II. Treatment

Historical Review: Suspension Therapy for the Treatment of Tabes Dorsalis

A Systematic Review of Dynamometry and its Role in Hand Trauma Assessment

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