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Title: The electro-therapeutic guide, or, A thousand questions asked and answered
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Bennett, Homer Clark, 1865-1928
Subjects: Electrotherapeutics Electricity in medicine Ohm's law X-rays Electricity Electricity X-Rays Electromagnetic Phenomena Electric Stimulation Therapy
Publisher: Lima (Ohio) : Literary Dept. of the National College of Electro-Therapeutics
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School

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^ from the high-er to the lower, is applicable to the study of the phenomena of static elec-trification. Thus we speak of the static current flowing in the same sensethat we say the same of the other modalities which we have studied. Static electrification manifests no current strength or amperage andconsequently will cause no chemical action, and will not produce electroly-sis or dissociation of compound electrolytes. For the same reason it willnot have any phoric action. This statement may be disputed by some, butwe now know that if there is any transference of medicaments, it is not aa phoric process, but merely a repulsion of electrified particles, which mustbe either a vapor or a gas, and will not penetrate the tissues. Static Technique Directioas for Giving the Various Treatments.
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A Modern Static Influence Machine. Static Insui,ation—Place the patient on the insulated platform.Connect the platform by means of the rod, cord or chain to one pole of the 112 THE EI.ECTRO-THERAPEUTIC GUIDE machine. Gromid the other pole of the machine b)^ means of the chain orcord attached to the water pipe. Separate the sliding rods beyond thesparking distance. Short circuit the outside of the l^eyden jars. Startthe machine in motion. Static Crown Breeze—Place the patient on the insulated platform.Connect the platform by means of the rod to one pole of the machine. Con-nect the other pole of the machine to the overhead crown attachment, theoutside of the Leyden jars short circuited. Swing the crown above thepatients head so that it is about fifteen inches above the head. Start themachine in motion. Localized Static Spray—Insulate the patient, attach any of thepoint electrodes to the chain or cord and localize the breeze with the pointelectrode on the part to be treated. The g

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