Electrical stimulation to increase calcitonin levels
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1. A method of increasing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
- (a) applying electrodes sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of the individual'"'"'s body; and
(b) applying a high-frequency of at least 1 kHz electrical stimulus bearing a low-frequency amplitude modulation to the electrodes at each selected acupuncture point repetitively over a period of time sufficient to result in stimulation of endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual.
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Abstract
The endogenous enhancement of calcitonin in a human being has the ability to act as an analgesic and to treat osteoporosis, for example. Exogenous administration of calcitonin has disadvantages given its expense and the possible triggering of a hypersensitivity reaction and other side effects. The present invention provides the benefits of enhanced calcitonin through electrical stimulation that increases endogenous calcitonin levels without the need for exogenous administration of calcitonin.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of increasing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying electrodes sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of the individual'"'"'s body; and
(b) applying a high-frequency of at least 1 kHz electrical stimulus bearing a low-frequency amplitude modulation to the electrodes at each selected acupuncture point repetitively over a period of time sufficient to result in stimulation of endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of increasing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying an electrode sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of the individual'"'"'s body; and
(b) applying an electrical stimulus have a frequency of 52 to 78 GHz at a power level of about 10−
9 W/cm2to the electrode at each selected acupuncture point repetitively over a period of time sufficient to result in stimulation of endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of enhancing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying a first electrode sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of the individual'"'"'s body;
(b) applying a high-frequency electrical stimulus bearing a low-frequency amplitude modulation to the first electrode at each acupuncture point;
(c) applying a second electrode sequentially to at least one other selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of the individual'"'"'s body;
(d) applying a high-frequency electrical stimulus to the second electrode at each acupuncture point; and
(e) repeating steps (a) through (d) repetitively over a period of time sufficient to result in stimulation of endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of enhancing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying an electrode sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point of an individual'"'"'s body;
(b) applying a high-frequency electrical stimulus to the electrode at each acupuncture point; and
(c) repeating steps (a) through (b) repetitively over a period of time sufficient to result in stimulation of endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual, wherein steps (a) through (b) are repeated daily over a period of at least one day, and wherein the high-frequency electrical stimulus is conducted for a period of about 3 minutes using an electrical stimulator delivering up to 78 GHz at an electrical power up to about 10−
9 W/cm2.
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10. A method of enhancing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying electrodes, the electrodes attached to an electrical generator, to Ring of Earth acupuncture points sequentially at each of the acupuncture points; and
(b) applying an electrical stimulus to the electrodes from the electrical generator, the stimulus having a moderately high-frequency of at least 1 kHz and an electrical amplitude which does not exceed 2 mA, to stimulate endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method of enhancing calcitonin levels in an individual comprising the steps of:
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(a) applying electrodes sequentially to at least one selected Ring of Earth acupuncture point on an individual'"'"'s body;
(b) applying an electrical stimulus having a frequency of from about 52 GHz to about 300 GHz sequentially to the electrodes at each of the selected Ring of Earth acupuncture points; and
(c) continuing electrical stimulus for approximately three minutes at each point to stimulate endogenous production of calcitonin within the individual. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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