In this group we have to do with blood disorders, resulting from the
infections, conditions producing exhaustion, and the various toxins, or
poisons, whether originating within the body or derived from without.
These disorders are largely functional in character, resulting from
brain irritation due to the toxemia or disturbance to the centers of
nutrition. The main object of the osteopathic treatment, therefore, is
to aid elimination and regulate and build up the nutrition. In most of
the patients the physical lesions are found in the mid-dorsal area,
chiefly from the 4th to the 7th, and in the cervical region, the 1st to
the 3d. In aiding the kidneys in elimination the 10th and 11th dorsal
vertebræ must be looked after. These conditions commonly respond very
rapidly to the treatment and represent one of our most successful
groups so far as results are concerned.