APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EFFECTING THERAPY ON A BODY

摘要

Apparatus and methods for effecting therapy on a body using an electric/magnetic or an electromagnetic field is disclosed herein generally having a housing defining a reservoir for receiving a portion of the body at least partially within an electrically conductive medium. A portion of the reservoir contains at least one positively charged electrode and at least one negative charged electrode secured to the housing by a retaining member. The apparatus may also comprise of a magnet in proximity to the electrodes. The electrodes induce a static or a fluctuating electric field which is regulated by a controller unit such that the electric field is perpendicular to the magnetic field to impart a resulting force which may act upon the user's body to effect therapy. The electric current may be further regulated by measuring a physiological parameter and correlating the electric and/or magnetic field strength according to the measured physiological parameter.