. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . given the practicalpreference by most physicians and patients. The neuralgiasthat come to the electro-therapeutist are mainly of an inveter-ate character and have already resisted drug action. Static electricity contains more than one valuable resourcewith which to combat, and at least palliate, and often in timeeffectually cure, this frequent and distracting form of electrification is a general nutrition improver ; the pos-itive breeze is a local sedative ; the nega
. The treatment of disease by electric currents : a hand-book of plain instructions for the general practitioner . given the practicalpreference by most physicians and patients. The neuralgiasthat come to the electro-therapeutist are mainly of an inveter-ate character and have already resisted drug action. Static electricity contains more than one valuable resourcewith which to combat, and at least palliate, and often in timeeffectually cure, this frequent and distracting form of electrification is a general nutrition improver ; the pos-itive breeze is a local sedative ; the negative breeze and spray are stimulating, and the friction spark is counter-irritant; the 748 TREATMENT OF NEURALGIAS AND NEURITIS. 749 long thick spark is a powerful agent for good within musculartissues, while the rapidly interrupted Leyden-jar current ofhigh potential and high frequency is sedative and corrective instil another way. Facial Neuralgia.—Galvanic and Faradic.—Moisten a felt-covered, flat electrode, about 3X4, connect it with the neg-ative pole of the high-tension induction coil apparatus and. Fig. 352. Fine felt or sponge covered electrodes—assorted sizes with soft rubber insulating backs. apply it to the back of the neck. Select a small sponge-cov-ered hand electrode about two inches in diameter, moisten it in
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