OCCIPITAL NEUROMODULATION METHOD
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1. A method of treating pain in a subject comprising the steps of:
- positioning a tip of at least one lead subcutaneously in an occipital region of a subject'"'"'s scalp, the at least one lead configured to conduct an electrical signal along an occipital nerve into the brain; and
energizing the at least one lead to conduct the electrical signal along the occipital nerve into the brain; and
adjusting the electrical signal to a level effective to decrease the subject'"'"'s pain over time and wherein the subject cannot feel the lead being energized.
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A method of treating pain in a subject includes the step of positioning a tip of one or more leads subcutaneously in the occipital region of a subject'"'"'s scalp, where the leads are configured to conduct an electrical signal along an occipital nerve into the brain. The leads are energized to conduct the electrical signal along the occipital nerve and the electrical signal is adjusted to a level effective to decrease the subject'"'"'s pain over time and so that the subject cannot feel the lead being energized.
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1. A method of treating pain in a subject comprising the steps of:
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positioning a tip of at least one lead subcutaneously in an occipital region of a subject'"'"'s scalp, the at least one lead configured to conduct an electrical signal along an occipital nerve into the brain; and energizing the at least one lead to conduct the electrical signal along the occipital nerve into the brain; and adjusting the electrical signal to a level effective to decrease the subject'"'"'s pain over time and wherein the subject cannot feel the lead being energized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12)
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13. A neuromodulation kit for treating pain without neurostimulation, the kit comprising:
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at least one pair of leads configured to conduct an electrical signal along an occipital nerve to alter the release of neurotransmitters within the brain, wherein the signal is adjusted to a level below where the subject can feel the at least one pair of leads being energized; a pulse generator capable of energizing the leads with an neuromodulation signal comprising an amplitude between 0.1 mA and 8 mA, a frequency from about 4 Hz to about 96 Hz, and a pulse width from 50 msec to 100 msec; and instructions for programming the pulse generator to generate an electrical signal effective to treat pain using neuromodulation and below the level where the subject can feel the lead being energized, and for implanting the at least one pair of leads subcutaneously in respective opposite lateral portions of an occipital region of a subject'"'"'s scalp. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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