Originally Posted by
zandoval
Lets not be too judgemental when labeling something that appears to be working as Quackery. Many times we find it easy to forget how things develop and change through time. The power of suggestion, routine, and even placebo are valuable. Do note when looking up the procedures for the use of this old electrical device in clinic, details on its placement and settings of the strength of the current were noted.
You're just wrong about what that device is. From the link in my post:
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The Davis’ & Kidder’s device dates from the mid- to late 19th
Century. The machine was patented in 1854 and made in New York City by W.H. Burnap. Burnap claimed the device would use static electricity created by turning the handle to cure heart disease, lockjaw (tetanus), consumption (tuberculosis) even spinal deformities. " It was the magic power of electricity that was being marketed from the get-go. Its only connection between this and pain relief and pacemakers is just the coincidence of electricity.
Your claim for this is almost as bad as suggesting radiation therapy for cancer is descended from quack cures containing radium.