Method and apparatus for detecting, recording and analyzing spontaneously generated transient electric charge pulses in living organisms

A method of characterizing the state of the bioelectric field of a human being comprising the steps of:

• placing a pair of conductive electrodes in the form of plates against the palms of the hands of a person, respectively, with an air gap between said plates, said plates being large enough to cover the complete palm and fingers of each hand;
• connecting a conductor to each of said plates;
• passively detecting in the absence of any external voltage source the electric energy sensed by said plates generated by said person to produce a train of oscillating pulses,
• measuring the amplitude of said pulses as said pulses decay as a linear function of log-time,
• generating and recording a charge density pulse trace;
• analyzing said pulse trace to detect changes in said person over time.

The method of locating an internal injury in a body of a person comprising the steps of:

• placing the tip of a stationary electrode in contact with a reference point on the body of said person, said stationary electrode being connected through a conductor to a device capable of measuring voltages generated from within said body;
• placing a movable electrode in contact with a series of other points on said body, said movable electrode being connected through a conductor to said device;
• said device passively detecting in the absence of any external voltage source the electric energy produced by said person as said movable electrode is moved from point to point on said body to produce a train of oscillating pulses,
• measuring the amplitude of said pulses as said pulses decay as a linear function of log-time,
• generating and recording a charge density pulse trace;
• and
• analyzing said pulse trace to detect the presence of any injury within said body.

The method of tracking the healing of an injury in a body of a person comprising the steps of:

• placing a tip of a stationary electrode in contact with a reference point on the body of said person, said stationary electrode being connected through a conductor to a device capable of measuring voltages generated from within said body;
• placing a movable electrode in contact with an area of skin covering said injury, said movable electrode being connected through a conductor to said device;
• said device passively detecting in the absence of any external voltage source the electric energy produced by said person to produce a train of oscillating pulses,
• measuring the amplitude of said pulses as said pulses decay as a linear function of log-time,
• generating and recording a charge density pulse trace;
• and
• analyzing said pulse trace to detect healing of said injury.

A method of evaluating objectively a treatment for the relief of pain in a person comprising the steps of:

• a) placing a pair of conductive electrodes in the form of plates against the palms of hands of a person, respectively, with an air gap between plates, said plates being large enough to cover the complete open palm and fingers of each hand;
• b) connecting a conductor to each of said plates;
• c) passively detecting in the absence of any external voltage source the electric energy produced by said person to produce a train of oscillating pulses,
• d) measuring the amplitude of said pulses as said pulses decay as a linear function of log-time,
• e) generating and recording a charge density pulse trace;
• f) treating the person for pain;
• g) repeating steps a) through e);
• and
• h) analyzing said pulse traces to detect changes in said charge density pulse traces over time as an objective measure of the relief of pain in said person.