Mechanotherapy
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The Vibrating Chair Doctors Swore Would Cure You | Object Histories
In the late 1800s, doctors prescribed sitting in a chair that shook you sixty times a second as a genuine medical treatment for everything from constipation to depression. The vibrating chair grew out of a wave of “mechanotherapy” clinics that promised mechanized vibration could cure nerves, aid digestion, and even improve your complexion — and…