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... skin without stimulating the subjacent organs ; or on the contrary , to cause it to penetrate the skin without influencing it , and concentrate its power on the deeply - seated muscles or nerves . The result of his experiments was ...
... skin without stimulating the subjacent organs ; or on the contrary , to cause it to penetrate the skin without influencing it , and concentrate its power on the deeply - seated muscles or nerves . The result of his experiments was ...
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... skin . If it is desired to localize some- what this escape along the course of certain nerve branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush may be slowly passed by the operator almost , but not quite , in contact with the skin ...
... skin . If it is desired to localize some- what this escape along the course of certain nerve branches , or otherwise , but to avoid shock , a brush may be slowly passed by the operator almost , but not quite , in contact with the skin ...
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... skin ; or the feet or hands , as the case may be , are immersed in tepid salt water , with which the conducting wires of the battery are in contact , and the current is allowed to pass during the time required . The tension of voltaic ...
... skin ; or the feet or hands , as the case may be , are immersed in tepid salt water , with which the conducting wires of the battery are in contact , and the current is allowed to pass during the time required . The tension of voltaic ...
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... skin corresponding to the muscle it is desired to act upon . For the muscles of the trunk which have a large surface , it is most convenient to use well moistened sponges Rheophores . contained in cylinders , or metallic disks covered ...
... skin corresponding to the muscle it is desired to act upon . For the muscles of the trunk which have a large surface , it is most convenient to use well moistened sponges Rheophores . contained in cylinders , or metallic disks covered ...
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... skin of the cheek is thrown into deep folds . The orbicularis oris : The twigs to this circular muscle enter it at four points , on each side of the face one for the upper and one for the lower lip , and to produce complete contraction ...
... skin of the cheek is thrown into deep folds . The orbicularis oris : The twigs to this circular muscle enter it at four points , on each side of the face one for the upper and one for the lower lip , and to produce complete contraction ...
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acid action affected muscles aphonia apparatus application atrophy battery Becker-Muirhead bladder brachial plexus branches button carbon cells charge commutator conductor contractility contraction copper cord covered Instru cutaneous faradization deformity deltoid diagnosis disease Duchenne Duchenne's large Edition Elec electrode elements excitation excitors facial faradic Instru faradization farado-contractility fcap fibres fingers forearm Foveaux's Portable Franklinization Galvanic glass graduator hand hemiplegia hypothenar eminences increased Infantile Paralysis insulated interrupted voltaic current irritability knob lesion Leyden jar lysis ment metallic months muscular tissue National Hospital negative neuralgia nutrition pain palmaris longus paralysed muscles Paraplegia patient pedal rheotome phore phrenic phrenic nerves placed plate pole positive primary coil produced Radcliffe's radial nerve reaction rectal rheophore result rheo rheophore scapula screw secondary coil sensation shown in fig side skin soft iron spasm sponge sternomastoid surface tery therapeutic tion Torticollis Traumatic Paralysis treatment trembler tricity ulnar nerve Volta-Faradic Instrument Voltaism wasted zinc
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