Pain relief therapy
AssigneeTheranica Bio-Electronics Ltd.
InventorAlon Ironi
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described including electrodes (22) configured to be placed upon a portion of a body of a subject, and a user interface device (26). A computer processor (24) applies a neuromodulation treatment to the subject, by driving electrical pulses into the portion of the subject's body via the electrodes, and generates an output on the user interface device that indicates to the subject a physiological effect that the neuromodulation treatment has upon the subject's body. Other applications are also applied.
Claims34
Apparatus comprising:
- electrodes configured to be placed upon a portion of a body of a subject;
- a user interface device;
- and
- at least one computer processor configured to:
- apply a neuromodulation treatment to the subject, by driving electrical pulses into the portion of the subject's body via the electrodes;
- and
- generate an output on the user interface device that indicates to the subject a physiological effect that the neuromodulation treatment has upon the subject's body.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating an audio output.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating a combined audio and graphical output.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating an output that is indicative of an afferent signal propagating from the portion of the subject's body toward a central nervous system of the subject.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating an output that is indicative of an efferent signal propagating from a central nervous system of the subject to a location at which a subject is feeling pain.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating an output that is indicative of a region at which the subject feels pain prior to the neuromodulation treatment commencing, and indicating that a size of the region decreases over a duration of the neuromodulation treatment.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to generate an output that is configured to guide the subject through a guided relaxation procedure.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is further configured to generate an output that is configured to guide the subject through a guided breathing procedure.
The apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one computer processor is configured to generate the output by generating a graphical output in which respective categories of neurotransmitters are represented by respective, different graphical representations.
A method comprising:
- applying a neuromodulation treatment to a subject, by driving electrical pulses into a portion of a body of the subject;
- and
- generating an output that indicates to the subject a physiological effect that the neuromodulation treatment has upon the subject's body.
Apparatus comprising:
- one or more electrodes configured to be placed on a portion of a subject's body;
- a user-interface device;
- and
- at least one computer processor configured to:
- drive the user-interface device to generate an output such as to guide the subject to contract a muscle during a first time period, and to release tension in the muscle during a second time period, the first and second periods being applied in an alternating cycle;
- and
- drive an electrical stimulation signal into the portion of the subject's body via the electrodes, the electrical stimulation signal being applied using a first set of parameters during the first period, and using a second set of parameters during the second period, in synchronization with the generated output, such that, due to the electrical stimulation:
- in transitions from the second period to the first period, the subject senses a contraction sensation, and
- in transitions from the first period to the second period, the subject senses a tension-release sensation.
A method comprising:
- identifying a subject as suffering from a medical condition selected from the group consisting of:
- a migraine, a headache, fibromyalgia, dysmenorrhea, post-traumatic headache, and pain;
- and
- in response thereto:
- generating an output such as to guide the subject to contract a muscle during a first time period, and to release tension in the muscle during a second time period, the first and second periods being applied in an alternating cycle;
- and
- applying electrical stimulation signal to a portion of a body of the subject, the electrical stimulation signal being applied using a first set of parameters during the first period, and using a second set of parameters during the second period, in synchronization with the generated output, such that, due to the electrical stimulation:
- in transitions from the second period to the first period, the subject senses a contraction sensation, and
- in transitions from the first period to the second period, the subject senses a tension-release sensation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.