Human performance enhancement method and apparatus using upward travelling wave of electrical stimuli

An apparatus for improving and protecting the cardiovascular and mental functions of a human who is seated and engaged in reduced physical activity, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a human body support having a plurality of electrodes that are arranged in an array, the array of electrodes spaced laterally and longitudinally with respect to the human body, the array extending from an inferior position at and including the feet of the human body to a more superior position along the supported human body at and including the shoulders of the human body, the human body support also including arm rests having the array of electrodes also extending along the arm rests;
• (b) a sensor measuring a parameter of the human body that is capable of indicating the presence of drowsiness in the human body;
• (c) a controller having an input connected to the sensor for receiving a signal representing the sensed parameter and having outputs connected to each of the electrodes, the controller detecting whether the sensed parameter is within a range indicating the presence of drowsiness and applying a wave of electrical stimuli against the human body in response to detection of a sensed parameter within said range, the electrical stimuli causing periodic tightening and relaxing of proximate muscles, the wave progressing in a direction from an inferior location including at least legs on the human body to a more superior location including at least shoulders on the human body.