Method for alleviating the sensation of pain
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1. A method for alleviating the sensation of pain in a body region in which said sensation of pain originates, comprising the step of:
- charging said body region with acoustic shockwaves and thereby causing said sensation of pain in said body region to be reduced after said charging.
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Abstract
A method for alleviating the sensation of pain, particularly pain arising from, or sensed in, bone-proximate soft tissue regions, includes the step of charging the painful region with acoustic shockwaves.
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1. A method for alleviating the sensation of pain in a body region in which said sensation of pain originates, comprising the step of:
charging said body region with acoustic shockwaves and thereby causing said sensation of pain in said body region to be reduced after said charging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for alleviating the sensation of pain in a body region in which said sensation of pain originates, comprising the step of;
charging said body region with acoustic pressure pulses each having an energy density in the range of 0.05 through 0.6 mJ/mm2 and thereby causing said sensation of pain in said body region to be reduced after said charging.
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24. A method for alleviating the sensation of pain in a body region in which said sensation of pain originates, comprising the step of;
charging said body region with acoustic pressure pulses with each pressure pulse having an order of magnitude in the range of 50 through 700 bar and thereby causing said sensation of pain in said body region to be reduced after said charging.
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