Functional electrical stimulation for pressure sore inhibition

A method of inhibiting development of pressure sores in the tissue of a living being, the method comprising the steps of:

• first applying to an area of skin of the living being an electrode in the vicinity of a region of the tissue where development of the pressure sore is to be inhibited, whereby electrical communication is established between said electrode and the tissue of the living being;
• second applying to the skin of the living being in the vicinity of said region of the tissue where the development of a pressure sore is to be inhibited an external force whereby the tissue in said region is distorted and blood flow therethrough is diminished;
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• delivering an energizing electrical signal to the skin of the living being via said electrode whereby an undulation of the tissue is achieved in said region, said undulation of the tissue being operative to relieve at least intermittently said external force in response to said energizing signal.