On the therapeutic application of electro-magnetism in the treatment of rheumatic and paralytic affections / By Robert Froriep ; tr. from the German by Richard Moore Lawrance.

  • Froriep, Robert, 1804-1861.
Date:
1850
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Credit: On the therapeutic application of electro-magnetism in the treatment of rheumatic and paralytic affections / By Robert Froriep ; tr. from the German by Richard Moore Lawrance. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    LXIX.—RHEUMATIC SWELLING OF THE KNEE. Mr. K., steward of a public institution in Berlin, 50 years of age, a large and strong man, had been affected with shooting pains in his limbs and swelling of the right knee for the last three years; the swelling was reduced by leeching and issues. Two years ago the left knee was affected with a large white fluctuating swelling and pain, the flexor muscles were in a state of rigidity, and the knee was bent and contracted, each attempt to extend or flex the limb caused the most dreadful pain. The patient could move about with as- sistance or by using a stick, but it brought on most excruciating pain ; he could not lift the leg; and, in order to bring it forwards, he was obliged to lean over to the right side. At night acute pain was felt in the bones of the pelvis, knee, and front of the leg; in the middle of the leg there was a node as large as a five-shilling piece. After the first application the patient could tread more firmly and without pain. The noc- turnal pain gradually decreased. The swelling of the knee was softer and not so tense. 2nd Week. The pain had quite ceased in the