. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . ical lesion cannot be radi-cally cured the pain can be promptly relieved and often a symp-tomatic cure can be effected by electricity in cases which areotherwise hopeless. In cases which properly call for operativeinterference electricity well deserves to be regarded as the hand-maid of the surgeon—the indispensable instrument of con-servative precautions and post-operative aid to convalescents. So-called Membranous Dysmenorrhcea(Profuseflow).—Galvanic.—As soon as menstruation cea
. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . ical lesion cannot be radi-cally cured the pain can be promptly relieved and often a symp-tomatic cure can be effected by electricity in cases which areotherwise hopeless. In cases which properly call for operativeinterference electricity well deserves to be regarded as the hand-maid of the surgeon—the indispensable instrument of con-servative precautions and post-operative aid to convalescents. So-called Membranous Dysmenorrhcea(Profuseflow).—Galvanic.—As soon as menstruation ceases for a given periodattack the diseased lining of the uterus with the galvaniccurrent. Should the cervical canal not be already patulous itmust be dilated moderately with the usual negative current often to fifteen mil. (see STENOSIS). When this has been done apply a positive galvanic currentto the entire uterine membrane from the internal Os to thefundus. The uterine electrode must be either platinum, orblock tin, or carbon ; or in some cases zinc-amalgam may beused, but platinum is usually Fi<. 62. Zinc electrodes : insulated with soft rubber tubing to expose any de-sired surface. Fig. 63. Positive electrode with sliding shuttle. Take two felt-covered, 6X9, flat electrodes, moistened thor-oughly in hot soda-bicarbonate solution, and place one uponthe lower abdomen and the other under the sacrum. Attach 312 TREATMENT OF DYSMENORRHCEA. them to the negative pole by a bifurcated cord. The largearea of contact thus secured will permit the use of largecurrents without discomfort. Insert an intra-uterine electrode of sufificient size to affect,with its metallic portion, the entire uterine lining. Increasethe constant current through a rheostat from zero up to com-fortable tolerance at the first sitting, and, after maintainingthe maximum for about five minutes, reduce to zero. As thetolerance will increase after each application the dose may begradually pushed f
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