Electrothereupeutics
The nineteenth century was a golden age of electro-therapeutics, thanks to the enthusiastic nature of innovators eager to incorporate electricity into medical treatments. A slew of medical inventions came to the market, some perhaps strange to us now while others familiar due to modern devices operating on the same principles.
Electricity could be directly applied via shocks in order to treat paralysis and nerve-related issues. Similarly, electric currents were used as a form of anesthesia; accounts mention running an electric current through a patient's jaw while their teeth were pulled. Vibrating belts provided massages to relieve muscle pain.
