METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC TREATMENT OF LIVING SYSTEMS

摘要

Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a patient with physiological responses arising from an injury or condition, such as post-operative pain, traumatic brain injury, and cognitive defects. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source which is configured to simultaneously increase the rate of ion-dependent signaling, such as CaM/NO/cGMP signaling and to minimize the rate of inhibition of such signaling by natural compounds and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by the injury or condition for a first treatment interval followed by an inter-treatment period with no electromagnetic field between treatment intervals to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition.

主权项

1. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source; applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by an injury or condition to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition for a treatment interval that is greater than 10 minutes; discontinuing the application of the pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period that is greater than six times the treatment interval; and repeating, for a plurality of times, the steps of generating, applying and discontinuing.