E.W. Cordingley, A.M., Ph.D.

There is a considerable variety of electrical treatment appliances on the market, which deliver over a dozen different forms of currents, or modalities, to use the technical term. Thus, we have the galvanic, faradic, slow, rapid and surging sinusoidal, high frequency violet ray, diathermy, and auto-condensation, which are the ones most commonly used. We have already dealt with the use of the sinusoidal and faradic currents in spondlylotherapy, and many practitioneers [sic] prefer these currents to concussion for eliciting’ the vertebral reflexes. The sinusoidal current is known as an induced current, and in case of the rapid sinusoidal, is similar in some respects to the faradic, which latter is generated by magnetism in an induction coil, but differs from the faradic in that the voltage …

For the sake of standardizing the practice of Naturopathy and expediting the handling of a considerable practice with the best results and at the same time with the least expenditure of energy, which becomes an important factor where a large practice is handled, I am hereby presenting an outline of what I consider an excellent “basic treatment” to be given to the majority of patients. This “basic treatment” will be applicable to a large percentage of disorders, and, of course, other measures; can also be used as an individual case may require. This is my suggestion of such a routine “basic treatment”: 1st. The Collins’ General Naturopathic Tonic Treatment. 2nd. Naturopathic Correction of Specific Lesions. 3rd. Spondylotherapy. To obviate too frequent turning of the ,patient …