faradism

/ ˈfærəˌdɪzəm /

noun

1. the therapeutic use of faradic currents

Example Sentences

Faradization, or Faradism, the medical application of the induced currents which Faraday discovered in 1831.

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This is the normal reaction of the nerve to faradism.

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These results are applied to distinguish between functional paralysis and that due to some organic lesion, as in the former case the reaction of faradism will be as brisk as usual.

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Also at the beginning of most cases of infantile paralysis many more groups of muscles appear to be affected than ultimately prove to be, and faradism enables the physician to distinguish between those groups of muscles that are permanently paralysed owing to the destruction of their trophic centre, and those muscles which are only temporarily inhibited from shock, and which with proper treatment will later regain their full power.

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It is mainly employed for muscular stimulation, and the contractions resulting from spark stimulation can be produced in cases of nerve injury and degeneration, even when the muscles have lost their reaction to faradism.

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