Apparatus for stimulating a muscle of a subject
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1. A method for stimulating a plurality of muscles of a subject, comprising the steps of:
- generating an electrical pulse signal in accordance with one or more predetermined parameters for stimulating the muscles by inducing vibrations therein;
applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscles of the subject to be stimulated;
selecting the predetermined parameters of the electrical pulse signal to cause a predetermined cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject;
monitoring the cardiovascular response of the subject; and
controlling said signal generator based upon the cardiovascular response.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for stimulating a muscle of a subject are provided. The apparatus comprises a signal generator for generating an electrical pulse signal of a frequency and a current amplitude for inducing contractions in the muscle, and an electrode apparatus for applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscle to be stimulated or adjacent the muscle of the subject for stimulating the muscle. The frequency and current amplitude of the electrical pulse signal are selected so as to maximize the bulk of the muscle being subjected to the contractions so as to generate a shivering phenomenon therein.
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1. A method for stimulating a plurality of muscles of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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generating an electrical pulse signal in accordance with one or more predetermined parameters for stimulating the muscles by inducing vibrations therein; applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscles of the subject to be stimulated; selecting the predetermined parameters of the electrical pulse signal to cause a predetermined cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject; monitoring the cardiovascular response of the subject; and controlling said signal generator based upon the cardiovascular response. - 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 stimulating a muscle of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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generating an electrical pulse signal in accordance with one or more predetermined parameters for stimulating the muscle by inducing vibrations therein; applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscle of the subject to be stimulated for stimulating the muscle; selecting the predetermined parameters of the electrical pulse signal to cause a predetermined cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject; monitoring the cardiovascular response of the subject; and controlling said signal based upon the cardiovascular response; wherein the pulse signal comprises a plurality of single pulses, and the frequency of the respective pulses lies in the range 4 Hz to 12 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for stimulating a muscle of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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generating an electrical pulse signal; applying the signal to the muscle of a subject to induce vibrations therein; and selecting one or more predetermined parameters of the electrical pulse signal to maximize the bulk of the muscle being subjected to the vibrations to induce cardiovascular training effects in the subject and cause a predetermined cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject; monitoring the cardiovascular response of the subject; and controlling said signal based upon the cardiovascular response. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method for stimulating a muscle of a subject, comprising the steps of:
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generating an electrical pulse signal in accordance with one more predetermined parameters for stimulating the muscle by inducing vibrations therein; applying the signal to nerves associated with the muscle of the subject to be stimulated for stimulating the muscle; monitoring one or more physiological parameters of a subject; controlling said signal generator based upon an output of said monitoring; and selecting the predetermined parameters of the electrical pulse signal to induce the predetermined cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method of stimulating muscles in a subject, comprising:
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generating an electrical pulse signal; applying the signal to nerves associated with muscles of the subject to be stimulated; inducing muscle vibrations in a predetermined frequency range by selecting parameters of the electrical pulse signal; controlling the induced muscle vibrations to cause a cardiac output of at least 50% of the maximum cardiac output of the subject. - View Dependent Claims (32)
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