Silver, John Russell (Author)
Weiner, Marie-France (Author)
Journal of Medical Biography
Volume: 24
Issue: 4
Pages: 537-545
Operative nerve-stretching was first described in 1872 to relieve incurable pain from sciatica and tabes dorsalis. It became popular for 20 years and numerous articles were published on the subject. It had many complications but relief was only transient and, consequently, it fell into disuse. This paper analyses the literature, contemporary views on the benefits of nerve stretching and its influence on more recent neurological practice.
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