Concerning Stasis - A Major Factor in the Causation of Disease: And Drainage as a Factor in Resolving Disease

CONTENTS

Introduction 1

The Lymphatic Constitution and its Relation to Some Forms of Sudden Death...................................................................................3

Chapter 1

In All Parts of the Body Free Drainage Is Essential for the Cure of Infection.......................................................................................4

Urinary Stasis..............................................................................7

Degradation And Clearance........................................................9

Stasis Allows the Absorption of Toxins which Enfeeble the Whole of the Connective Tissue Elements....................................10

Intestinal Stasis and Other Foci of Infection.............................10

Chapter 2

Some Fundamental Causes of Disease......................................12

Endocrine to Organ: Drainage, Detoxification and Disease.....19

Lymphatic Drainage and Neurological Disease........................24

Trauma and Lymphatics............................................................28

Chapter 3

Blood Stasis...............................................................................31

Blood Stasis a Factor in the Causation of Disease....................31

Mechanisms of Compensation of the Blood Circulatory Disturbances in Venous Stasis.......................................................32

Blood Stasis and Atherosclerotic Factors on Cognitive Impairment.....................................................................................33

Chapter 4

Chronic Intestinal Stasis............................................................35

Tonic Colon Hardening.............................................................35

Intestinal Adhesions A Factor in Chronic Intestinal Stasis in Epilepsies.......................................................................................40

The Relationship of Chronic Intestinal Stasis to Epilepsy........42

The Relationship of the Intestinal Flora to Chronic Intestinal Stasis..............................................................................................43

Intestinal Stasis a Factor in the Causation of Cancer................50

The Relation of Chronic Intestinal Stasis to Cancer.................54

Chapter 5

Lymph Stasis.......…..................................................................60

Lymph Stasis Promotes Tumour Growth..................................61

Lymph Stasis in the Causation of Disease................................62

The Relation of Obstructed Cardiac Circulation to Lymph Stasis..............................................................................................66

Lymph Stasis the Precursor of Cancer.......................................68

Cancer is a Product of Lymph Stasis.........................................70

Chapter 6

Breast Cancer.............................................................................72

Lymph-stasis the Precursor of Cancer.......................................73

Lymphoid Tissue In Health.......................................................74

Lymphangioplasty.....................................................................75

Lymph-Stasis The Precursor of Breast Cancer..........................78

Lymphatic Obstruction as the Cause of Chronic Mastitis.........79

Chronic Mastitis........................................................................79

Prevention in the Light of Aetiology.........................................80

The Real Story Behind the Pink Ribbon...................................81

Note on Antiperspirants.............................................................86

Breast Cancer Screening Farce.................................................86

Intestinal Toxaemia in its Relation to Cancer............................88

Constipation and Breast Cancer................................................89

National Health and Examination Survey.................................91

Chapter 7

Stasis..........................................................................................95

Copro-stasis...............................................................................95

Apostasis...................................................................................95

Stasis in the Causation of Disease.............................................97

Venous Stasis in Optic Neuritis.................................................97

Stasis of Bile..............................................................................98

Bile Pigment..............................................................................99

Stasis of Bile: Favours Bacterial Colonization.......................107

Chapter 8

Promoting Cellular Drainage..................................................109

Improper Drainage..................................................................109

The Concept of Drainage........................................................115

Setting up Drainages...............................................................116

Manual Therapy Techniques to Improve Drainages...............117

Drainage of the Head and Neck..............................................118

Draining Cervical Lymphatics................................................119

Lymphatic and Venous Drainage.............................................121

Thoracic Lymph Drainage.......................................................122

To Stimulate Lymph Flow.......................................................122

To Increase the Volume of Lymph..........................................123

Treatment for Drainage and Circulation of the Thorax...........123

List of Toxins and Waste Products Lymph Drained by the Lymph..........................................................................................124

Lymph-Stasis Arising as a Primary Condition in Various Organs, or Partly So.....................................................................124

The Concept of Drainages.......................................................126

Perfect Drainage......................................................................130

Chapter 9

Lymph Drainage Therapeutic Method....................................132

Osteopathic Treatment of the Lymphatic System in Disease..137

Stability of the Internal Environment......................................139

Drainage in Glaucoma.............................................................140

Index 143