Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis

Urtication and flagellation were used as a last resort in the treatment of paralysis when all other means were exhausted, and very few cases are reported in the literature. Two cases were identified and reviewed, one of urtication (flogging with nettles) and one of flagellation (beating with rods)....

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Autores principales: Silver, J. R., Weiner, M-F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Perspective
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31632737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0222-8
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description Urtication and flagellation were used as a last resort in the treatment of paralysis when all other means were exhausted, and very few cases are reported in the literature. Two cases were identified and reviewed, one of urtication (flogging with nettles) and one of flagellation (beating with rods). In both cases the symptoms were alleviated, but there was insufficient detail to evaluate the therapeutic value of each treatment.
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spelling pubmed-67864262020-09-26 Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis Silver, J. R. Weiner, M-F. Spinal Cord Ser Cases Perspective Urtication and flagellation were used as a last resort in the treatment of paralysis when all other means were exhausted, and very few cases are reported in the literature. Two cases were identified and reviewed, one of urtication (flogging with nettles) and one of flagellation (beating with rods). In both cases the symptoms were alleviated, but there was insufficient detail to evaluate the therapeutic value of each treatment. Nature Publishing Group UK 2019-09-26 /pmc/articles/PMC6786426/ /pubmed/31632737 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0222-8 Text en © International Spinal Cord Society 2019
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Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title_full Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title_fullStr Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title_full_unstemmed Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title_short Urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
title_sort urtication (flogging with stinging nettles) and flagellation (beating with rods) in the treatment of paralysis
topic Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6786426/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31632737
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41394-019-0222-8
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