Electro-physiology and electro-therapeutics : showing the best methods for the medical uses of electricity / By Alfred C. Garratt.
25/740
- Publication/creation
- Boston : Ticknor and Fields, 1861.
- Physical description
- 3 unnumbered pages, 716 pages, 2 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Contributors
-
Garratt, Alfred C. (Alfred Charles), 1813?-1891
Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library
- Notes
-
3d ed. has title: Medical electricity
Includes index and testimonials
- Type/technique
- Electronic books
- Subjects
-
Electrophysiology
Electrotherapeutics
- Attribution and usage
-
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.
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighbouring rights and is being made available under the Creative Commons, Public Domain Mark.
You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, without asking permission.
The image contains the following text:
Currents. — Discovery of Professor Oersted. —Discovery of Ampere. — The As-
tatic Needle. — Arago.— Sir H. Davy. — M. Nobili. — Researches and Discov-
eries of Professor Henry. — Researches and Discoveries of Professor Faraday.—
Electro-magnetic Double Helix, with Clockwork. — Dr. Neef, of Frankfort-on-
the-Main, invented the Automatic Vibrator. — Faradaic Electricity. — Faradaic
Currents. — Electro-magnetism illustrated. — The Electro-magnet. — Magneto-
Electric Portable Machine illustrated. — A. great Variety of Electrodes illus-
trated.— Current-breaker for Dentists'Use 97
CHAPTER IV.
Electro-Physiology. — Electro-biology. — Cell Life. — Nervo-electrical Batteries of
Animal Life. — Researches of Matteucci and Alfred Smee. — Minute Structure
of the Nerve-fibrils illustrated. — " Hallerian Irritability." — Elementary Fibres
of Muscles illustrated.—Electro-physiological Researches and Creeds. — Ani-
mal Electricity as observed in Fishes.—The Eel and Torpedo illustrated.—
Animal Electricity as observed in Animals and in Man. — Electro-physiological
Laws as deduced by Marianini, Matteucci, Dubois-Reymond, De la Rive, Bec-
querel, Marshall Hall, and Brown-Sequard. — The minute Terminations of Mo-
tor Nerves in Muscle Fibres illustrated.—Laws and "General Principles" de-
duced from Electro-physiology. — Electro-physiological Deductions of Nobili.—
Volta's Experiments on the Frog. — The Effects of Heat and Cold on the living
Animal Nervo-electric Batteries.—Osmotic Force. — Electrolysis and Catalysis.
— Special Electro-physiology. — The Human Brain illustrated.— Effects of Elec-
tricity on the Brain. — The Vital Spot. — The Spinal Column, Brain, and Spinal
Cord, and the Sections of the Spinal Cord all illustrated. — Effects of Electricity
on the Cord. — On the Organs of Sense. — The Ear and Auditory Nerve illus-
trated.— Effects of Electricity on Seeing. — The Iris. — Hearing. — Smelling.—
Tasting. — Effects of Electricity on the Sentient Nerves. — On the Motor Nerves.
— On Mixed Nerves. — On the Sympathetic Nerves illustrated. — " Regions " of
the Human Body.—Effects of Electricity on the Intestines, Uterus, and Secret-
ing Organs. — Organs of Digestion illustrated. — Effects of Electricity on the
Heart and Blood-vessels. — On the Blood and Fibre-cells. — Effects of Electrici-
ty on the Muscles respectively % physiologically.— Muscles of the Face and
Neck illustrated. — Muscles of the Back illustrated.— Muscles on the Front of
the Body illustrated. — Muscles on the Side of the Body illustrated. — Muscle-
fibres and Fibre-cells illustrated. — Oesophagus. — Effects of the Currents. . . 156
CHAPTER V.
Methods for the Medical Employment of Electricity. —Precautions. — Methods for
using Static Electricity. — Methods for using Dynamic Electricity, or Currents.
— Methods with the Primary Current of Galvanism. — Methods with the Secon-
dary Current of Faradaism. — Laws of Muscle Contraction as deduced by Dr.
Remak. — Labile Electric Current Workings. — Stabile Electric Current Work-
ings.— Volta's "Alternatives." — The "Tetanus of Ritter."—Polar Workings.
— Intra-polar Workings. — Extra-polar Workings. — Polar Alternatives. — " Al-
ternations of Ritter." — Labile Muscle Contractions. — Rules for managing the
Seance. — Duchenne's Methods. — Faradaization. — Electro-chemical Baths.—
Magnets as a Remedy. — jEsthesiometer for Diagnosis.— Electro-muscular Test. 280