The medical use of electricity : with special reference to general electrization as a tonic in neuralgia, rheumatism, dyspepsia, chorea, paralysis, and other affections associated with general debility : with illustrative cases / by Geo. M. Beard, and A.D. Rockwell.

  • Beard, George M. (George Miller), 1839-1883.
Date:
1867
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Credit: The medical use of electricity : with special reference to general electrization as a tonic in neuralgia, rheumatism, dyspepsia, chorea, paralysis, and other affections associated with general debility : with illustrative cases / by Geo. M. Beard, and A.D. Rockwell. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    She was stout and vigorous, and complained of no other symptom. According to Dr. Brown's diagnosis, there was no organic uterine disease. We gave her a gene- ral application with the descending faradaic current. The next day she said that some blood had appeared. The application was repeated, a strong curr^-nt passing over the bowels and lower portion of the spine. With that utter disregard for the interests of science that is not uncommon with that class of people, she visited us no more. Two weeks afterwards, one of us met her by chance, and ascertained that she had a healthful flow for two or three days after she left our office. Case Third.—In the case of a Mrs. L., aged 37, also sent to us by Dr. Brown, we were not as successful; but the case is of interest, as exhibiting the tonic effects of general and persistent applications of the induced current. For eighteen months she had not seen her courses, although she had been skilfully treated for a long time. Her general health was poor, and she was somewhat ansemic. Her appetite was feeble and capricious, and her rest was much disturbed. She was also annoyed with constipation, and with neuralgic pains in the hip. She was so near the change of life, and had given so little evidence of yielding to her previous treatment, that we gave her but shght encouragement. Six or seven applications with the descending faradaic current were given with good results, so far as her general