Chapter 4 'She sleeps well and eats an egg’: convalescent care in early modern England
"Very little is known about early modern approaches to convalescence and the author investigates the measures were taken by physicians and laypeople to restore health after illness. Drawing on medical texts, regimens, letters, and diaries, this chapter shows that the treatment of the convalescent di...
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| description | "Very little is known about early modern approaches to convalescence and the author investigates the measures were taken by physicians and laypeople to restore health after illness. Drawing on medical texts, regimens, letters, and diaries, this chapter shows that the treatment of the convalescent differed both from the care of the sick and the healthy. It shows the vital place of the non-naturals in early modern medicine, and the role played by ‘Nature’, understood as the body’s principal agent and governor in physiological processes.
The author finds that the 'six non-natural things' were on the one hand used as a way of gauging the extent of recovery, and on the other, were manipulated in a therapeutic role to ensure that both strength and flesh were restored. Thus, any remaining humours which might cause a relapse must be evacuated: good sleep, improved appetite and an ability to exercise were all signs of improvement but each, managed appropriately, also helped to restore strength, whilst negative emotions could endanger recovery and in its place cheerfulness –which was a restorative-must be encouraged." |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-296952025-07-21T15:57:37Z Chapter 4 'She sleeps well and eats an egg’: convalescent care in early modern England Newton, Hannah convalescence recovery non-naturals diet passions of the soul excretion exercise nature early-modern england medical advice Digestion Early modern period Humorism Physician Relapse Sanatorium thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DS Southern Europe::1DST Italy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DS Southern Europe::1DST Italy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine "Very little is known about early modern approaches to convalescence and the author investigates the measures were taken by physicians and laypeople to restore health after illness. Drawing on medical texts, regimens, letters, and diaries, this chapter shows that the treatment of the convalescent differed both from the care of the sick and the healthy. It shows the vital place of the non-naturals in early modern medicine, and the role played by ‘Nature’, understood as the body’s principal agent and governor in physiological processes. The author finds that the 'six non-natural things' were on the one hand used as a way of gauging the extent of recovery, and on the other, were manipulated in a therapeutic role to ensure that both strength and flesh were restored. Thus, any remaining humours which might cause a relapse must be evacuated: good sleep, improved appetite and an ability to exercise were all signs of improvement but each, managed appropriately, also helped to restore strength, whilst negative emotions could endanger recovery and in its place cheerfulness –which was a restorative-must be encouraged." 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2017-07-01 23:55:55 2019-12-03 08:32:13 2020-04-01T13:29:13Z 2017 chapter 633232 OCN: 1030820274 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31265 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/29695 eng Social Histories of Medicine open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31265/1/633232.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31265/1/633232.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31265/1/633232.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31265/1/633232.pdf Manchester University Press 10.7765/9781526113498 10.7765/9781526113498 bcb4ab08-c525-4e6c-88e5-a0cf0a175533 Conserving health in early modern culture: Bodies and environments in Italy and England Wellcome Trust d859fbd3-d884-4090-a0ec-baf821c9abfd Wellcome 29 095760 open access |
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| title | Chapter 4 'She sleeps well and eats an egg’: convalescent care in early modern England |
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| topic | convalescence recovery non-naturals diet passions of the soul excretion exercise nature early-modern england medical advice Digestion Early modern period Humorism Physician Relapse Sanatorium thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DS Southern Europe::1DST Italy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine thema EDItEUR::1 Place qualifiers::1D Europe::1DS Southern Europe::1DST Italy thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology thema EDItEUR::3 Time period qualifiers::3M c 1500 onwards to present day thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::M Medicine and Nursing::MB Medicine: general issues::MBX History of medicine |
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