Weiner Marie-France, Silver John Russell
MA History of Medicine, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK.
Eur Neurol. 2014;72(3-4):163-72. doi: 10.1159/000360620. Epub 2014 Sep 6.
Suspension therapy was developed by a Russian doctor, A. Motschutkovsky and at the end of the 19th century it was a popular treatment for tabes dorsalis. It was endorsed by Jean-Martin Charcot in France and Weir Mitchell in the United States; but after 10 years, it was abandoned because it proved to be useless and some patients developed paralysis.
The effect of suspension upon a spinal cord affected by tabes dorsalis and a healthy spinal cord has been analyzed in the light of current knowledge. The benefits of suspension were thought to be due to an improvement in the blood supply to the spinal cord and due to the suggestibility or the placebo effect. Key Message: Analysis of the contemporary literature in the light of current research shows that suspension therapy was a powerful weapon that could cause impairment to the conductivity of the spinal cord and this has important implications for current therapy such as the use of Harrington rods.
悬吊疗法由俄罗斯医生A. 莫奇舒特科夫斯基发明，在19世纪末，它是治疗脊髓痨的一种流行疗法。该疗法在法国得到让 - 马丁·夏科的认可，在美国得到韦尔·米切尔的认可；但10年后，它被摒弃，因为事实证明它毫无用处，而且一些患者出现了瘫痪。
根据当前的知识，对悬吊疗法作用于受脊髓痨影响的脊髓以及健康脊髓的效果进行了分析。悬吊疗法的益处被认为归因于脊髓血液供应的改善以及暗示性或安慰剂效应。关键信息：根据当前研究对当代文献进行分析表明，悬吊疗法是一种可能会损害脊髓传导性的有力手段，这对诸如使用哈林顿棒等当前疗法具有重要意义。
