Athletic Training

172 ATHLETIC TRAINING this injury. Sometimes I have been able to carry a man through the season without its· return, but when I did so it was purely luck. When the injury occurs a doctor should be secured to put the arm back into place; any other person would be likely to further in– jure it. The best treatment for the arm is to·wrap it in cotton lint dipped in lead-water and laudanum and to put it in a sling for four or five days. This will enable the arm to rest easily without the continual ache. For the bruised part on the top of the shoulder lead-water and laudanum should be used. Before this the shoulder should have been bathed with hot water; then a wet cloth covered with oiled paper should be applied to reduce the inflammation and keep the moisture in. The arm should be given plenty of rest, and when the injury has healed enough to let the athlete start work again pads should be worn so that the sore spot will not be eas– ily hurt. This can best be done by making a pad cover_ed with leather. In connection with what are usually known