摘要 |
<p>Methods and apparatus are provided for improving the well-being of a human body (10). For the case of apparatus, such apparatus includes a stimulating mechanism (11, 14-16) for stimulating a human body with reoccurring bursts of energy. Such apparatus further includes a sensing mechanism (18, 20) for sensing the heartbeat of the human body and a synchronizing mechanism coupled to the stimulating mechanism, and to the sensing mechanism for synchronizing the stimulation with the heartbeat of the human body by causing the energy bursts to occur at the same rate as the heartbeat of the human body. The synchronizing mechanism includes adjustable time delay circuitry (27) for causing successive energy bursts to occur at the same relative point in successive heartbeat cycles, such point being adjustable so as to occur at a selected position in the heartbeat cycle.</p> |