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LoC No.: 35037886
Title:
Medicina Gymnastica
or, A treatise concerning the power of exercise, with respect to the animal oeconomy; and the great necessity of it in the cure of several distempers
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Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed
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Summary: "Medicina Gymnastica" by Francis Fuller is a scientific treatise written in the early 18th century. The book focuses on the importance of exercise in maintaining health and treating various ailments, emphasizing the interconnection between physical activity and the body's overall functioning. Fuller challenges the prevailing belief that medicine revolves primarily around internal remedies, advocating for a more holistic approach that includes physical exercise. At the start of the treatise, Fuller provides an insightful preface discussing the misconceptions surrounding physical health and medicine. He argues against the limited view of pharmacy as solely reliant on internal medications, instead highlighting the body's need for diverse methods to achieve wellness. He introduces the concept of exercise as an essential aspect of health, able to stimulate healing processes and enhance the efficacy of medicines. Fuller's observations draw on historical practices and personal experiences, setting the stage for a more comprehensive exploration of how exercise can play a pivotal role in treating specific diseases, particularly those affecting the lungs, and encouraging a shift in medical philosophy toward a balance between internal and external methods of healing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 10.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
Author: Fuller, Francis, 1670-1706
EBook No.: 63497
Published: Oct 18, 2020
Downloads: 312
Language: English
Subject: Exercise therapy -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Medicine: Therapeutics, Pharmacology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 35037886
Title:
Medicina Gymnastica
or, A treatise concerning the power of exercise, with respect to the animal oeconomy; and the great necessity of it in the cure of several distempers
Credits:
Produced by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive)
Summary: "Medicina Gymnastica" by Francis Fuller is a scientific treatise written in the early 18th century. The book focuses on the importance of exercise in maintaining health and treating various ailments, emphasizing the interconnection between physical activity and the body's overall functioning. Fuller challenges the prevailing belief that medicine revolves primarily around internal remedies, advocating for a more holistic approach that includes physical exercise. At the start of the treatise, Fuller provides an insightful preface discussing the misconceptions surrounding physical health and medicine. He argues against the limited view of pharmacy as solely reliant on internal medications, instead highlighting the body's need for diverse methods to achieve wellness. He introduces the concept of exercise as an essential aspect of health, able to stimulate healing processes and enhance the efficacy of medicines. Fuller's observations draw on historical practices and personal experiences, setting the stage for a more comprehensive exploration of how exercise can play a pivotal role in treating specific diseases, particularly those affecting the lungs, and encouraging a shift in medical philosophy toward a balance between internal and external methods of healing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 10.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read.
Author: Fuller, Francis, 1670-1706
EBook No.: 63497
Published: Oct 18, 2020
Downloads: 312
Language: English
Subject: Exercise therapy -- Early works to 1800
LoCC: Medicine: Therapeutics, Pharmacology
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.