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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    9;A Week. The patient could walk a long dis- tance ; and in order to promote the absorption of the oedema, I ordered him to use the ung. iodinii comp. 10th Week. The swelling of the knee and foot was much diminished; the knee was freer; and only on extending the leg the flexor muscles were felt to be stretched. I2th Week. The pain was all gone. The swelling of the left knee steadily decreased and became softer. I4th Week. The skin could be moved more freely about over the swelling, and only on attempting to extend the knee completely was the tightness felt. The oedematous swelling was con- fined to the ankle. The patient took long walks every day, and the knee was reduced to a third of its former size. The treatment was now directed to promote the absorption of this swelling, which was effected by the middle of September. There was then a slight pain felt in the sole of the foot, and this was removed by galvano-puncture. The patient was quite well; but owing to his feeling a little stiffness about the knee, I advised the occa- sional application of an electro-magnetic current.