Medical electricity : a practical handbook for students and practitioners / by W.E. Steavenson and H. Lewis Jones.

  • Steavenson, W. E. (William Edward), 1850-1891.
Date:
1892
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    under the palm while the dorsum is being treated, and vice versa. 180. General faradization.—We can now consider the methods of general treatment. The old plan of fara- dizing patients by means of metallic electrodes held in the two hands may be regarded as a rude attempt at general faradism. Drs. Beard and Rockwell have elaborated a method of general faradization, the ad- vantages of which they claim to have been the first to bring before the notice of the medical profession. The object aimed at is to bring every portion of the body in turn under the influence of the faradic treat- ment so far as is possible by external applications. They consider that this is best accomplished by placing one pole under the feet or over the sacrum, while the other is moved over the general body surface. The patient should stand or sit with both feet resting on the surface of a large metal electrode covered with moist flannel; this must be kept warm by means of a hot water bottle or some other contrivance, as the treat- ment lasts for from ten to twenty minutes. The other, active, electrode is then to be moved over the various parts of the body, two or three minutes being given to each of the more important regions in order as follows. To the head (forehead and vertex) ... 1 minute. ,, neck and cervical spine ,, back ,, abdomen ... 4 3 3 2 2 ,, arms „ legs The application to the limbs is less important, and may be omitted in certain cases. The active electrode should consist of a metal disc or ball covered over by a large sponge of six inches in