On the application and effect of electricity and galvanism in the treatment of cancerous, nervous, rheumatic, and other affections / By Richard Moore Lawrance.

  • Lawrance, Richard Moore, 1822-
Date:
1853
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Credit: On the application and effect of electricity and galvanism in the treatment of cancerous, nervous, rheumatic, and other affections / By Richard Moore Lawrance. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    1. Diseases in which the free Electricity in the Nerves should be Increased. In General Debility. The employment of the electric current is in- variably attended with benefit. It must be applied chiefly to the back when the debility is general, and to, or as near as possible to, the part affected, when it is more local. At the same time, attention to the diet, combined with judicious medical treat- ment, will materially assist the cure. Incontinence of Urine. Dr. Froriep has met with great success in his treatment of this most distressing infirmity. His plan consists in introducing the electric fluid by one pole into the bladder, whilst the other is applied over the pubes. Paralysis of the Bladder. Electro-galvanic currents have been successfully