. If there is only a feeling of uneasiness
you can usually continue with the treatment and the discomfort will
disappear in practically every instance. And while an acute sense of
pain indicates the necessity for avoiding pressure on that particular
part, yet it is sometimes a good plan to exert the pressure upon
adjacent or surrounding parts, thereby influencing the circulation,
and continuing the treatment until the inflammation which is the cause
of the pain gradually disappears. One should be careful to exercise
moderation in all cases, however.
The second series (B) in which the closed hand is used is somewhat more
vigorous, and this is made still more energetic by grasping the first
hand with the other so that the pressure may be applied with the
strength of both the arms. As the student progresses, the number of
times that pressure is applied at each part of the body may be
increased, so that at the conclusion of the treatment he may feel
thoroughly tired, thus showing that he is making good progress toward
the goal in view.
The third series (C) includes movements especially intended for
stimulating the functional regions from the back of the body, and
should be given close attention. They are especially valuable for
strengthening the kidneys. The last and most vigorous of the movements
(series D ) are especially powerful in their influence upon the organs
lying within the chest as well as upon those beneath the diaphragm. The
heart and lungs will be very effectually stimulated and strengthened
in this way. In chronic bronchitis, coughs and colds on the lungs these
movements applied to the chest will be very helpful, besides directly
strengthening these parts.
You can absolutely depend upon it that when you have reached a condition
in which you can exert the most vigorous pressure upon all of these
parts, and do it with comfort and pleasurable results, your "department
of the interior" is in a strong and healthy condition. You will find a
radical change in the entire internal organism. You will find that the
abdominal organs feel more solid and substantial, while the
muscular walls of this region are far stronger. You will have a sense of
strength in this region, and this is absolutely the case in so far
as the external muscles of this part of the body are concerned. But the
more valuable gain will be in the strength of the organs themselves.
These organs are part
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