Burdick Muscle Stimulator Model MS-2 Maker: Burdick Corporation Wis. USA Make: 1949

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Burdick Muscle Stimulator Model MS-2 Maker: Burdick Corporation Wis. USA Make: 1949

Description

The Burdick muscle stimulator was an electrical device used by chiropractors. The following information on its use for treatments is taken from the contemporary Burdick Corporation advertisement: Faradic Galvanic Currents. Controlled Easy Operation. Treatment: muscle stimulation, anterior poliomyelitis, general rehabilitation, peripheral nerve paralysis, ion transfer therapy, vasodilation in arthritis, chronic ulcers, Raynaud's disease, sciatic neuritis, scleroderma, opthalmic conditions.