An international system of electro-therapeutics : for students, general practitioners, and specialists . Fig. 20.—Boudets Rectal Electkode. or a piece of rubber tissue serving to protect the garment from contactwith the moist plate. For labile applications the Erb electrode (Fig. 14)with handle must be used, but covered in the same manner, the smaller. Fig. 21.—Tkipiees Rectal Electkode. sizes always with absorbent cotton or punk, and these, especially when long and narrow, one-half by two inches, two by four, two and one-half by five, though not so generally made, are very useful in local far
An international system of electro-therapeutics : for students, general practitioners, and specialists . Fig. 20.—Boudets Rectal Electkode. or a piece of rubber tissue serving to protect the garment from contactwith the moist plate. For labile applications the Erb electrode (Fig. 14)with handle must be used, but covered in the same manner, the smaller. Fig. 21.—Tkipiees Rectal Electkode. sizes always with absorbent cotton or punk, and these, especially when long and narrow, one-half by two inches, two by four, two and one-half by five, though not so generally made, are very useful in local faradization. Character and size of the electrode are prominent faotors in deter- A-ns ENGELMANN. mining therapeutic effect, as upon this depend density and resistance,the character and effect of the current, and these points must alwaysbe noted for purposes of record and comparison, In body-cavities aquantity of fluid to which the current is carried by the electrode mayserve as distributor; thus, in the rectal electrode of King (Fig. 19) orthat of Boudet (Fig. 20) warm salt water is used as the active pole withinthe bowel in the treatment of constipation. This is a great improvementover the old-time instrument with metallic end, which so long stood inthe way of this valuable method of treatment, which, if ever attempted,was soon discontinued on
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