The Stimulative Treatment
For a stimulative treatment the electrode is placed upon the skin and lifted repeatedly until the surface being treated becomes reddened. Often, instead of alternately placing and lifting the electrode, a few Jayers of woolen flannel are placed over the skin to be treated and the electrode kept moving over this; or one or more layers of chamois may be tied over the electrode. The more thicknesses used, the greater the resist¬ance offered to the current, hence the greater the stimulating effect, which becomes counter-irritating when a certain point is reached.