Physical Medicine, the Employment of Physical Agents for Diagnosis and Therapy

Krusen, Frank H.

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“…These observations led Hemingway and Stenstrom [4] to conclude that these properties, which would permit the direction of a beam to a desired region, might make such radiation particularly valuable in medicine. At that time 1 [5] agreed with Hemingway and Stenstrom that we should study the medical application of radiations having wavelengths of less than a metre.…”

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Krusen

1950

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine

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was born at Stalybridge 101 years ago, was privately educated and afterwards entered King's College, London, in 1872. In 1875 he received the certificate of honour in obstetric medicine and in 1877 qualified as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. As a student, he took an active part in mission work and was attached to St. Giles's Medical Mission. He was to retain the missionary spirit throughout his life. In 1877 he settled at Buxton and devoted the rest of his all-too-short life to pioneering efforts for the advancement of that branch of physical medicine known as "balneology and climatology". He became editor of the Journal of British and Foreign Health Resorts, he founded the British Balneological and Climatological Society, which was incorporated with the Royal Society of Medicine in 1900, and later was merged with this Section of Physical Medicine. He was also editor of the Journal of the Balneological and Climatological Society.

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1950

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“…The discovery of electricity and its application to medicine has been methodically documented by Krusen (1941), whose work is summarised in section 1.1, where the development of this association is outlined.…”

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“…Krusen (1941) From Gilbert's time there were frequent historical references to electrotherapy, using static electricity which was produced by rubbing a sulphur ball, with a chain to lead the electricity away. This was modified by Francis Hauksbee in 1709, who used a glass globe with amber rods to produce the friction.…”

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“…And then his own Senses will shew him whether it is a mere Plaything or the noblest Medicine yet known in the World. Krusen (1941) This was a clear plea for the suspension of judgement until electricity had been given a fair trial in the field of medicine. Two hundred and thirty three years later, medical science is still 4 "experimenting" with many facets of electricity: Laser surgery, radiotherapy, magnetic resonance imaging and interferential currents, to name a few.…”

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Stimulation of bone healing in new fractures of the tibial shaft using interferential currents

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Bowerbank

1997

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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The aim of this research was to establish whether interferential currents (IFC) could significantly reduce the healing time for fractures of the tibia and thereby prevent nonunion. Males between the ages of 12 and 86, who had sustained fractures of the tibiae, were entered into this double blind clinical trial. According to strict inclusion and exclusion criteria, a final sample of 227 cases (208 subjects) were entered by block randomization into two groups; an experimental group (n=41) and placebo group (n=35). A further group was entered retrospectively – control group (n=151). IFCs were applied to the experimental group via suction electrodes for 30 minutes per day for 10 days, using a beat frequency of 10 – 25 Hz and a swing mode of 6 ∫ 6. The placebo group had only suction electrodes applied, the intermittent mode produced a rhythmical massage effect; subjects in this group commented on pain relief which resulted in the addition of the control group as a check on the possible effect of intermittent suction. The control group received no intervention. The data were analysed using analysis of covariance which resulted in a finding of no significant difference in the time taken to union for the three groups. This means that to date there is no reason to believe that IFCs (using the parameters of this trial) can reduce the healing time for new fractures of the tibia or prevent nonunion. However, further investigation is recommended. Copyright © 1997 Whurr Publishers Ltd.

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“…For thousands of years, people with illnesses and disabilities were treated with various methods, making use of movements (with or without the aid of mechanical devices) as well as air, water, heat and cold, electricity, and light 1,2 . Despite its long history, however, astonishingly little historical research has been done on this special branch of medicine.…”

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Roots of Physical Medicine, Physical Therapy, and Mechanotherapy in the Netherlands in the 19_thCentury: A Disputed Area within the Healthcare Domain

Terlouw¹

2007

Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy

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Abstract:Physical medicine, which in the context of this article includes mechanotherapy, hydrotherapy, balneotherapy, electrotherapy, light therapy, air therapy, and thermotherapy, became a new field of labor in the healthcare domain in the Netherlands around 1900. This article gives an account of the introduction and development of mechanotherapy as a professional activity in the Netherlands in the 19 th century. Mechanotherapy, which historically included exercises, manipulations, and massage, was introduced in this country around 1840 and became one of the core elements of physical medicine towards the end of that century. In contrast to what one might expect, mostly physical education teachers, referred to as "heilgymnasts," dedicated themselves to this kind of treatment, whereas only a few physicians were active in this field until the 1880s. When, in the last quarter of the 19 th century, differentiation and specialization within the medical profession took place, physicians specializing in physical medicine and orthopaedics began to claim the field of mechanotherapy exclusively for themselves. This led to tensions between them and the group of heilgymnasts that had already been active in this field for decades. The focus of attention in this article is on interprofessional relationships, on the roles played by the different professional organizations in the fields of physical education and medicine, the local and national governments, and the judicial system, and on the social, political, and cultural circumstances under which developments in the field of mechanotherapy took place. The article concludes with the hypothesis that the intra-and inter-occupational rivalries discussed have had a negative impact on the academic development of physical medicine, orthopaedics, and heilgymnastics/physical therapy in the Netherlands in the first half of the 20 th century.

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Physical Medicine, the Employment of Physical Agents for Diagnosis and Therapy

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Stimulation of bone healing in new fractures of the tibial shaft using interferential currents

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