by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Harvey E. Billig Jr. provides new treatment for paralysis, 1945
Photograph. U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Harvey E. Billig Jr., of the Medical Corps, uses a hand rivet gun on the foot of a patient. Official Caption: "Rome, 7/24/45--New treatment for paralysis--U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Harvey E. Billig Jr., of the Medical Corps uses a hand rivet gun on the foot of a patient suffering from the after-effects of poliomyelitis. Commander Billig and Dr. A. Van Harreveld, a Physiologist of the California Institute of Technology, developed the technique called Neurotripsy or nerve interruption. The patient is placed under anesthesia and the rivet gun is applied to the affected muscles, kneading them thoroughly. Improvement in muscle use has been noted in 300 cases in which it has been used.--Wide World Photo through Rome OWI--approved by appropriate military authority (A Lsit Out). 7185."Location unknown. 1945