66 PlilNCIPLES OF TETEEINAEY SURGERY 



How does compression influence the inflammatory process ? 



Compression is beneficial by promoting absorption and 

 resolution, done by changing the rate of circulation suffi- 

 ciently to bring about rapid absorption and normal nutrition. 

 By compression, inflammatory exudates are diffused, tissues 

 loosened bound down by adhesions. 



WJiat methods of compression are employed in the treatment 

 of inflammation ? 



1. Continuous compression, as by bandaging the part. 



3. Intermittent compression^ as by massaging the parts 

 ■with the hand or fingers. 



To what extent is massage of value in animals ? 



Massage is a very valuable means in the treatment of 

 subacute and chronic aseptic inflammations. Its applicationl 

 is limited in animals, because it should be used from one to 

 three times daily for five to fifteen minutes each time. The 

 ■presence of the hairy covering renders it less effective in 

 animals — in fact, interferes with the proper execution of 

 it. The pressure to be exerted upon the painful parts renders 

 the animal intractable. Therefore it is confined to the treat- 

 ment of chronic inflammations in valuable horses and other 

 pets. 



Sow do you m,assage a part ? 



By stroking, rubbing, kneading and tapping the part. 

 Place a piece of stout paper which has been dressed with lard 

 over the part to be massaged. This larded paper prevents 

 the hair from becoming rubbed out. First stroke or rub 

 gently the parts just beyond th^ inflamed area. After having 

 thus emptied, so to speak, these tissues, massage the diseased 

 parts in the direction of the emptied tissues, thus forcing the 



