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Pain ladder – Definitions

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1. Non opioid: e.g. paracetamol (acetaminophen) OR non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as aspirin, diclofenac, ibuprofen 2. Weaker opioid: tramadol, codeine, dihydrocodeine 3. Strong opioid: morphine, diamorphine (heroin), fentanyl, buprenorphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone 4. Adjuvant: antidepressants, anticonvulsants, steroids, muscle relaxants, exercise, psychological support, temperature therapy, primal therapy, hydrotherapy, acupuncture Adapted from the Wikipedia article Pain ladder, [...]

Vincenz Priessnitz – Introduction

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Vincenz Priessnitz, also written Prießnitz (sometimes in German ”Vinzenz”, in English ”Vincent”, in Czech ”Vincenc”; October 4, 1799 – November 28, 1851) was a peasant farmer in Gräfenberg, Austrian Silesia, who is generally considered the founder of modern hydrotherapy, which is used in alternative and orthodox medicine. Priessnitz stressed remedies such as suitable food, air, [...]

John Pringle Nichol – Private life

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In 1831 Nichol married Jane Tullis who died in 1850. Their eldest son, John Nichol became a literary critic and writer. Nichol married secondly Elizabeth Pease in 1853, a prominent reformer and member of the Darlington Pease family, much against her family’s wishes. During the late 1840s, his health declined and, stemming from his physician’s [...]

John Smedley (industrialist) – John Smedley, Industrialist and Philanthropist 1803-1874

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John Smedley’s son, also named John Smedley, was born on 12 June 1803. In 1819 the younger John Smedley began work as an apprentice. In 1825 he took over the running of the mill, and started an energetic expansion of its operations. The mill at this time had already diversified from cotton to wool, and [...]

Spa town – Introduction

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spa town (also called a bathing-place or simply a spa) is a town situated around a mineral spa (a developed mineral spring). Patrons resorted to spas to “take the waters” for their purported health benefits. The word comes from the Belgian town Spa. In continental Europe a spa was known as a ”ville d’eau” (town [...]

James Manby Gully – Introduction

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James Manby Gully (14 March 1808 – 1883), was a Victorian medical doctor, well known for practising hydrotherapy, or the “water cure”. Along with his partner James Wilson, he founded a very successful “hydropathy” (as it was then called) clinic in Malvern, Worcestershire, which had many notable Victorians, including such figures as Charles Darwin and [...]

Heinrich Lahmann – Introduction

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Johann Heinrich Lahmann (March 30, 1860 – June 1, 1905) was a German physician who was a pioneer of naturopathic medicine. He was a native of Bremen, Germany. He earned his medical doctorate at the University of Heidelberg, and after graduation became a general practitioner in Stuttgart. On January 1, 1888 he opened a sanatorium [...]

Portland College – 1990 to 1999

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The new decade marked Portland’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate this achievement Her Majesty The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited the college in June 1990. the royal party spent the day at the college, presenting awards at the prize giving and Her Majesty also laid the foundation stone for a new residential unit [...]

PAPB – Disinfectant

PAPB solutions are sold for use as a general disinfectant solution to be applied onto skin. As it is not cytotoxic, it can be applied directly into wounds. It is also not irritating like more traditional disinfectants like alcohols (ethanol, isopropanol) and oxidizers (iodine). PHMB can be used for inter-operative irrigation, pre & post surgery [...]

Pavel Banya – Economy

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Pavel Banya’s economy is based on hydrotherapy tourism and cultivation of flower oils (lavender, Kazanlak roses, and salvia). Category:Stara Zagora Province Category:Populated places in Bulgaria Category:Spa towns in Bulgaria bg:Павел баня ro:Pavel Bania ru:Павел-Баня war:Pavel BanyaAdapted from the Wikipedia article Pavel Banya, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

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