APPARATUS FOR ALLEVIATING SYMPTOMS OF CERTAIN TYPES OF DISORDERS

摘要

A therapeutic device (10) to alleviate the symptoms of health-related disorders. The device includes a magnetic field generator (14) capable of creating a magnetic field, a power supply (20) for providing power to energize the generator to generate a generated magnetic field, and a controller (18) coupled to the power source for varying the power provided by the power supply to the generator. A method of alleviating the symptoms of a health-related disorder includes the steps of determining the direction and strength of the predominant component of a local magnetic field, generating a first magnetic field within a zone, wherein the first magnetic field is opposite in direction to the predominant component, wherein the first magnetic field is of sufficient strength such that within the zone the resulting field is between approximately 10,000 nT and 30,000 nT or between approximately -10,000 nT and -30,000 nT (or of sufficient strength to provide therapeutic value) and positioning an individual having health-related disorder symptoms substantially within the zone for a period of time sufficient to alleviate the symptoms.