Jacques Arsène d’Arsonval proposed in 1891 an instrument whose operation is based on high frequency current. The author himself used frequencies of 2–5 kHz. The voltage amplitude ranged from several… Click to show full abstract
Jacques Arsène d’Arsonval proposed in 1891 an instrument whose operation is based on high frequency current. The author himself used frequencies of 2–5 kHz. The voltage amplitude ranged from several to tens of kilovolts. The current acted on the patient through a high-resistance graphite resistor that touched the diseased part of the body. A significant therapeutic effect was revealed, which in particular was manifested in wound healing acceleration. Since then, the d’Arsonval device is widely used in medicine. The effect is observed in the place to which the electrode is connected, so the procedure as a whole was called local darsonvalization. Despite the wide application of the d’Arsonval’s device in medicine, the mechanism of its action remains unexplored. It is believed that the main active factor is high frequency.
Journal Title: High Energy Chemistry
Year Published: 2017
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