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OverviewThrough the Victorian and Edwardian eras, various new health movements emerged in the transition to the modern age of scientific medicine. Strange medical devices and quack cures were pushed for the curing of illnesses during this time, frequently using crude remedies based on simplistic beliefs and the placebo effect. Nowadays, some of these treatments appear absurd, even cruel. Because some of these devices were properly used as appropriate therapies, it's difficult to label them altogether as bogus devices. This book takes a thorough look at unconventional medical gadgets, as well as the strange devices and therapies used by both fringe and legitimate healers, and places them in the perspective of modern medicine. The author argues that quackery should not be defined by the ineffectiveness of a therapy, but rather be based on the fraudulent intent of the people who pushed dishonest and deceptive remedies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeremy AgnewPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.151kg ISBN: 9781476683836ISBN 10: 1476683832 Pages: 277 Publication Date: 30 July 2022 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface One. Time for a Change Two. If It Quacks Like a Duck… Three. Promises and Placebos Four. Some Early Medical Devices Five. Magnetic Devices Six. The Mysteries of Electricity Seven. Messing with the Mind Eight. Advanced Electrical Quackery Nine. Reshaping the Outside Ten. Treating the Insides Eleven. Behold the Light Twelve. The Promise of Restored Youth Thirteen. The Power of Radioactivity Postscript Glossary: Medical Terminology Appendix: The Electromagnetic Spectrum Chapter Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationJeremy Agnew, a biomedical electronics consultant, holds a PhD in engineering and has been involved in the design and manufacture of medical devices for more than 30 years. He lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has written several books on the Old West. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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