APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING MUSCULAR PAIN AND METHOD OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. Apparatus for diagnosing a source of a patient'"'"'s muscular pain, comprising:
- generating means for generating an electrical signal; and
at least one stimulating means, electrically connected to said generating means, for stimulating a muscle in response to an electrical signal generated by said generating means, said at least one stimulating means being movable relative to a stimulated muscle to locate the existence of a source of pain therein.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for diagnosing a source of muscular pain, wherein the apparatus includes a housing, an electrical signal generator mounted within the housing, and a pair of electrodes, one of which is mounted on one end of the housing and the other of which is mounted on an opposite end of the housing. The generator may include either an analog waveform generator or a digital signal processor. Each of the electrodes stimulates a muscle with an electrical signal generated by the generator. One of the electrodes has a relatively small contact area for targeting smaller muscles or muscle groups, while the other electrode has a relatively large contact area for targeting larger muscles or muscle groups. The apparatus is a self-contained, wireless unit and is highly maneuverable, which allows a user to quickly and easily diagnose a source of muscle pain.
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37 Claims
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1. Apparatus for diagnosing a source of a patient'"'"'s muscular pain, comprising:
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generating means for generating an electrical signal; and at least one stimulating means, electrically connected to said generating means, for stimulating a muscle in response to an electrical signal generated by said generating means, said at least one stimulating means being movable relative to a stimulated muscle to locate the existence of a source of pain therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for diagnosing a source of a patient'"'"'s muscular pain, comprising the steps of:
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providing generating means for generating an electrical signal; providing stimulating means for stimulating a muscle in response to said electrical signal; and moving said stimulating means relative to said stimulated muscle to locate the existence of a source of pain therein.
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