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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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ve pole is richer in X-rays. The positive pole is sedative, soothing and astringent. The negative pole is stimulant, irritating and congestive. The polarity of ultra-violet therapy follows the same laws, as of static,faradic and galvanic electrification. The deep effects are greatest when electrodes are in contact with skin,or mucous membrance. The superficial effects are greatest when electrodes are close to, butnot touching the skin, or mucous membrane. Great care should be used in treating on the head, or over superficialnerves, and especial care should be used to keep the rays from striking theeyes, to avoid irritation. The rays can be applied, by proper electrodes, in the treatment of dis-eased conditions, through any of the skin or mucous surfaces, or cavitiesof the body. In the ultra-violet rays with glass vacuum electrodes, we have a mostvaluable adjunct to electro-therapeutics. THE ElvKCTRO-THERAPEUTIC GUIDEUI.TRA-VIOIvET-RAY VACUUM ElyECTRODES.What are vacuum electrodes? 147
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The cut shows a set of six, at about one-third actual size. Eig.l, forexternal treatments. Fig. 2, vaginal, with concavity to fit the cervix.Fig. 3, rectal. Fig. 4, urethral. Fig. 5, fauces and larynx, Fig. 6, fiat,for nasal and post-nasal region. The handle shown at the right fits all thetubes, and is of hard rubber and brass, with connection for conducting cord. The sketch (p. 148) shows the technique of the single pole treatment offrontal and supra-orbital neuralgia by means of the high frequency current.Here the operator holds the surface glass vacuum electrode, or applicatorin his hand, and the current passes through his body and is then applied 148 THE ELECTRO-THERAPEUTIC GUIDE

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