Muscle testing.
- Date:
- 1945
- Film
About this work
Description
This film shows the apparatus used to create and control muscle contractions. It's not clear what the exact therapeutic use is. A man is subject to an electric current; first his abdomen, then his shoulder, back, buttocks, leg, calf, groin, thigh. A female patient has her muscles electrically stimulated starting with the pectoral and dorsal muscles etc. Finally her neck, ear, nose and face are stimulated.
Publication/Creation
England, 1945.
Physical description
1 film reel (26 min.) : silent, black and white, 16 mm
Creator/production credits
Directed by Sir Morton Smart, photographed by Dr. H. Mandiwall.
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBMA022By appointment Manual request