Electric current to cure arthritis and cephalaea in ancient Greek medicine

Physicians in ancient Greece applied electricity as a therapeutic mean, through a living, vibrant electrical device: a fish called “Narce”, or Torpedo fish, or Electric Ray. With the intent to register all knowledge about the appliance of electricity by the ancient Greek physiatrists, an indexing of...

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Main Authors: Gregory Tsoucalas, Markos Sgantzos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PCO Convin S.A. 2016-01-01
Series:Mediterranean Journal of Rheumatology
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Online Access:https://www.mjrheum.org/assets/files/792/file60_973.pdf