. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . complicated methods of treating sciatica with electric the outcome of my own clinical experience I do not nowusually treat cases of sciatica with galvanic or faradic currents,for they are not only more troublesome to employ but do notalways equal the cRnical results of static electricity. In thesuccessful treatment of sciatica, static electricity does not re-quire the aid of any other electric current or any other externalapplication, but needs only to be supplemented
. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . complicated methods of treating sciatica with electric the outcome of my own clinical experience I do not nowusually treat cases of sciatica with galvanic or faradic currents,for they are not only more troublesome to employ but do notalways equal the cRnical results of static electricity. In thesuccessful treatment of sciatica, static electricity does not re-quire the aid of any other electric current or any other externalapplication, but needs only to be supplemented by judiciousprescribing for such cachexias as may accompany the disease. TREATMENT OF NEURALGIAS AND NEURITIS. 757 In these cases the physician should be on the watch to detectindications for special drugs and prescribe them accordingly. Methods described for the treatment of sciatica by the aidof galvanic and faradic currents are too various to quote themall. The following are practical. , Faradic.—Select a felt or sponge covered, flat electrode,about 4X6, moisten it in hot water, connect it with the nega-. Fig. 356. Sponge-covered electrode. tive pole of the improved high-tension induction coil apparatusand place it under the sacrum with the patient recumbent.
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