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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Surgical Journal contains a paper on "The Physical Aspect of American Football" written by Dr. Edward H. Nichols '86 and Dr. Homer B. Smith '00, the two surgeons who had charge of the Harvard football squad this fall. That article is here reprinted, by courtesy of the Harvard Bulletin, except for a certain portion which is a technical description of the injuries received in the game and the methods and appliances used in treating them; and a list of injuries received while playing football prior to 1905, and a list of injuries received during...
...following general methods of treatment of the ordinary, acute injuries were adopted: There was almost no fixation of injured parts, except fractures and dislocations, throughout the entire season, as the men were anxious to return to play and it was our belief that fixation usually unduly prolongs the time of convalescence. In the ordinary sprains of joints and notably in the cases of acute knees, heat was used very extensively, either by means of hot bathing or by means of the "baking machine." A large part of the acute injuries were treated by massage, with most remarkable and satisfactory results...
Synovitis of the knee.--These cases, except those due to a loose semilunar cartilage, were not numerous, and were treated by heat, both hot water and baking, by massage and by compression. The results obtained by these measures were surprisingly good and the time out of play was extremely limited...
...that they were still suffering from a certain amount of disability or discomfort, it is known to us that many of the men who said that they were entirely recovered are suffering from injuries of more or less permanence. For instance, one man said that he had entirely recovered "except for a slight loss of vision." Another said that he had completely recovered "except for a slight dullness in the side of his head, with a bloodshot eye." Another reported that a loose semilunar cartilage was "absorbing," but "still in evidence." No one seemed to be in a position...
...board track on Holmes Field for the sprinters, who will also have practice in starting. The distance men will take long runs on the roads. Regular attendance will be insisted on. Mr. Lathrop will be in the office in the Gymnasium from 9 to 6 o'clock every day except Sundays to advise with...