Word: lumbar
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Almost all that physicians could do for St. Louis sufferers was to isolate them, see that they got careful nursing, warn their relatives not to confuse the disease with infantile paralysis or waste time and money on "cures." Lumbar punctures (to drain spinal fluid), obligatory for the first few days, gave the only relief. Various symptoms must be treated individually as they arise. Some drugs-sodium salicylate, atropine, pheno-barbital-have been helpful in scattered cases in the past...
When Mrs. Helen Wills Moody fell ill last week of what her doctors called "sub-acute unstable fifth lumbar vertebrae symptoms" and what Sports Colyumist Westbrook Pegler called "a crick in her back," it looked alarming for the U. S. Wightman Cup team. The ablest substitute in sight was slim, brown Sarah Palfrey, a girl who has played the most graceful tennis in the U. S. for the last four years but who has always, out of some childish nervousness, failed to do her best in important matches. Last fortnight Sarah Palfrey beat U. S. Champion Helen Jacobs...
...stand correctly, to breathe so that the diaphragm region under the lower unfixed ribs expands while the first lumbar vertebra protrudes, to cultivate an open throat-unless a pupil has learned these fundamentals at least, no capable, conscientious vocal teacher will turn him loose on the musical market. A singer should make sure that his palate is arched, his tongue slightly grooved, the back wall of his throat visible, his upper lip free...