Methods for treatment of disease using galvanic vestibular stimulation
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsPaul Duncan McGeoch, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran
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Abstract
Methods are provided for treating diseases by altering body mass composition in a human subject through application of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) using electrodes placed in electrical contact with the subject's scalp at a location corresponding to each of the subject's left and right vestibular systems. The methods may be used to treat obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. GVS may be applied for a predetermined period of time at regular intervals.
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A method for treating disease in a human subject, the method comprising:
- treating the disease by applying galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) to the subject.
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