Treatment of various ailments

• US 20070156183A1
• Filed: 01/05/2006
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Donald Rhodes
• Original Assignee: Donald Rhodes
• Inventors: Rhodes, Donald
• Application Number:
  US11/326,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20070156183A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/2
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/323 Interference currents, i.e. treatment by several currents summed in the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain

Abstract

A method of treating a wide variety of heretofore considered unrelated ailments comprises delivering electricity through a circuit in the body. The circuit includes at least four nerves leading from at least two of the patient'"'"'s extremities to various nerve roots adjacent the spinal column. Electrical energy from an electrical interferential therapy device is delivered though electrodes on the extremities adjacent the nerve endings until symptoms of the diagnosed ailment ameliorate. Sending impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system, appears to help the body manufacture various neuropeptides and other chemicals, which control the essential basics of the body'"'"'s health and well being.

Claims

1. A method of treating a human for an ailment selected from the following:

bipolar disorder, Brittle Bone Disease, Crohn'"'"'s disease, cystic fibrosis, depression, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, endometriosis, erectile disfunction, fibromyalgia, GERD'"'"'s, glaucoma, Gulf War Syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, hypoglycemia, impotence, insomnia, irregular heart beat, irritable bowel syndrome, low testosterone levels, osteoporosis, panic attacks, Parkinson'"'"'s disease, peripheral vascular disease, psoriasis, sickle cell anemia, sleep apnea, skin ulcerations, TMJ disease, trigeminal neuralgia and ulcerative colitis, the method comprising

a) diagnosing one of the ailments in a patient;

b) applying at least a pair of electrodes to extremities of the patient adjacent at least a pair of termini of nerves;

c) delivering electrical interferential pulses through the electrodes; and

d) periodically repeating b) and c) until symptoms of the ailment ameliorate.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is bipolar disorder.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Brittle Bone Disease.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Crohn'"'"'s disease.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is cystic fibrosis.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is depression.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is type 1 diabetes.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is type 2 diabetes.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is diabetic retinopathy.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is endometriosis.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is erectile disfunction.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is fibromyalgia.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is GERD'"'"'s.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is glaucoma.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Gulf War Syndrome.

16. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is hypercholesterolemia.

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is hypertension.

18. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is hypertriglyceridemia.

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is hypoglycemia.

20. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is impotence.

21. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is insomnia.

22. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is irregular heart beat.

23. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

24. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is low testosterone.

25. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is osteoporosis.

26. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is panic attacks.

27. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Parkinson'"'"'s disease.

28. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is Peripheral Vascular Disease.

29. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is psoriasis.

30. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is sickle cell anemia.

31. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is sleep apnea.

32. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is skin ulcerations.

33. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is TMJ disease.

34. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is trigeminal neuralgia.

35. The method of claim 1 wherein the ailment is ulcerative colitis.

36. A method of treating a human for an ailment selected from the following:

Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, autism, Crohn'"'"'s disease, cystic fibrosis, depression, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, fibromyalgia, Gulf War Syndrome, hypoglycemia, insomnia, irregular heart beat, irritable bowel syndrome, low testosterone levels, panic attacks, Parkinson'"'"'s disease, sleep apnea, and skin ulcerations, the method comprising

a) diagnosing one of the ailments in a patient;

b) applying at least a pair of electrodes to extremities of the patient adjacent at least a pair of termini of nerves;

c) delivering electrical interferential pulses through the electrodes; and

d) periodically repeating b) and c) until symptoms of the ailment ameliorate.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the ailment is Alzheimer'"'"'s.

38. The method of claim 36 wherein the ailment is autism.

39. A method of treating a human for an ailment selected from the following:

AIDS, ALS, Alzheimer'"'"'s disease, autism, cancer, congestive heart failure, cystic fibrosis, endometriosis, fibromyalgia, GERD'"'"'s, glaucoma, Gulf War Syndrome, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, hypertriglyceridemia, Parkinson'"'"'s disease, psoriasis, sickle cell anemia, skin ulcerations, TMJ disease, and ulcerative colitis, the method comprising

a) diagnosing one of the ailments in a patient;

b) applying at least a pair of electrodes to extremities of the patient adjacent at least a pair of termini of nerves;

c) delivering electrical interferential pulses through the electrodes; and

d) periodically repeating b) and c) until symptoms of the ailment ameliorate.

40. The method of claim 39 wherein the ailment is AIDS.

41. The method of claim 39 wherein the ailment is ALS.

42. The method of claim 39 wherein the ailment is cancer.

43. The method of claim 39 wherein the ailment is congestive heart failure.

44. A method of treating a human for an ailment selected from influenza and obesity, comprising

a) diagnosing the ailment in a patient;

b) applying at least a pair of electrodes to extremities of the patient adjacent at least a pair of termini of nerves;

c) delivering electrical interferential pulses through the electrodes; and

d) periodically repeating b) and c) until symptoms of the ailment ameliorate.

45. The method of claim 44 wherein the ailment is influenza.

46. The method of claim 44 wherein the ailment is obesity.