File:Electro-magnetic couch.jpg

English: Image from page 184 of "The electro-therapeutic guide, or, A thousand questions asked and answered" (1907)

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The above cut shows another adaptation of the electro-magnetic field forthe treatment of disease. This consists of an ordinary tufted leather couch,concealed in which are a number of heavy horse shoe magnets, bent into awide and shallow curve, and so arranged that when the patient reclinesabove them, his body sinks down so that when the current is turned on heis traversed laterally by the electro-magnetic fields between the poles of thedifferent electro-magnets in the row. To get the effect longitudinally through 183 the body or part, it must be placed transversely across the couch. This isan ornamental instrument, as well as useful, and is very refreshing to thepatient, after the exertion of a walk or other treatment or operation, whichhas irritated the nervous system. It will be found especially useful aftergynecological operations and treatments.