How to use a Galvanic Battery in Medicine and Surgery
An Address delivered before the Hunterian Society.
- Author:
Hekberi
Tidbits, Esq., M.D. J. and A. Churchill.
The subject of Electro-Therapeutics has for some years been much discussed, and the use of galvanism and electricity in the treatment of disease is now much in vogue in England.
This little treatise before us admirably describes the varieties of electricity used in medicine, and the cases in which it has been found to be useful are cited. The principle battery described is called “The Tibbits Medical Battery,” which can be procured at Mr. Hawksley’s, 300 Oxford Street, by which various currents can be obtained, there being several varieties of this instrument, each with a different modification. The various forms of admi- nistering electricity to the different organs is here clearly described, to the skin, central organ of nervous system, spinal cord, or to the internal organs, with precautions in the mode of applying the shock, and as to its administration in the various forms of paralysis, and its effects on nutrition. The constant current, we are told, is useful in relieving pain, being sedative, Restorative, and refreshing in its action, and it is of the greatest use in neuralgia, in which disease it should be applied from five to ten minutes twice daily. Cases are mentioned in which great benefit has issued from its use, especially in paralysis, both cerebral and spinal, in diseases of the cord, locomotor ataxy, spasmodic diseases, torticollis, infantile paralysis, and in certain surgical diseases.
The pamphlet is the result of much experience and research, and we cordially recommend a perusal of it to all who desire to acquire information on Electro-Therapeutics.
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