Article1 October 1933EVALUATION OF THERAPY IN CHRONIC ATROPHIC ARTHRITISW. PAUL HOLBROOK, M.D., F.A.C.P.W. PAUL HOLBROOK, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-4-457 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe treatment of chronic arthritis is still passing through a phase of promiscuous therapy, much as tuberculosis did 20 years ago. There has been a tremendous increase in interest concerning rheumatic diseases during the past ten years, and, as a result, the medical literature has been flooded with reports of cures accomplished by all conceivable types of treatment. As a consequence, the majority of clinicians have been unable to separate fact from fancy. Diets, vaccines, colonic irrigations, various forms of electro-, physio-, and hydrotherapy, typhoid vaccine injections, the administration of scores of chemicals orally or by injections, endocrine therapy, postural... This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tucson, Arizona*Read at the Montreal Meeting of the American College of Physicians, February 10, 1933.From the Desert Sanatorium and Institute of Research, Tucson, Arizona. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 October 1933Volume 7, Issue 4Page: 457-467KeywordsArthritisDietEndocrine therapyTyphoidVaccines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 October 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...