Devices and method for treatment of degenerative joint diseases with electromagnetic fields
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1. A method of treating degenerative joint disease comprising:
- positioning a flexible coil wire applicator of a lightweight wearable or stationary pulsed EMF therapy device adjacent to a joint or tissue to be treated;
applying a treatment regime from the therapy device, wherein the treatment regime comprises bursts of electromagnetic signals having a peak amplitude of less than about 200 milliGauss, wherein the bursts have a duration of between about 0.5 msec and about 50 msec, further wherein the bursts are repeated at an interburst interval of between about 2 seconds and 0.1 second for a treatment on-time, followed by a treatment off-time that is greater than the treatment on-time.
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Abstract
Described herein are devices and methods for treating degenerative joint diseases with electromagnetic fields using one or more waveforms that are configured to modulate Ca2+ binding to calmodulin and thereby modulate calmodulin-dependent nitric oxide signaling within joint and other affected tissue for the purpose of reducing pain and inflammation, as well as enhancing the healing and regeneration of such tissue.
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1. A method of treating degenerative joint disease comprising:
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positioning a flexible coil wire applicator of a lightweight wearable or stationary pulsed EMF therapy device adjacent to a joint or tissue to be treated; applying a treatment regime from the therapy device, wherein the treatment regime comprises bursts of electromagnetic signals having a peak amplitude of less than about 200 milliGauss, wherein the bursts have a duration of between about 0.5 msec and about 50 msec, further wherein the bursts are repeated at an interburst interval of between about 2 seconds and 0.1 second for a treatment on-time, followed by a treatment off-time that is greater than the treatment on-time. - 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)
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25. A method of treating degenerative joint disease comprising:
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positioning a flexible coil wire applicator of a lightweight, wearable battery-operated EMF therapy device adjacent to a joint or tissue to be treated; treating the joint or tissue by applying bursts of electromagnetic waves having a peak amplitude of less than about 200 milliGauss from the therapy device, wherein the bursts have a duration of between about 0.5 msec and about 50msec, further wherein the bursts are repeated at an interburst interval of between about 10 seconds and 0.1 second for a treatment on-time of between about 5minutes and 30 minutes, followed by a treatment off-time that is greater than about 30 minutes. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of treating degenerative joint disease comprising:
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applying a coil applicator of a lightweight wearable or stationary pulsed EMF therapy device adjacent to a joint or tissue to be treated; applying a treatment regime from the therapy device, wherein the treatment regime comprises bursts of electromagnetic waves having a peak amplitude of less than about 200 milliGauss, wherein the bursts have a duration of between about 0.5msec and about 50 msec, further wherein the bursts are repeated at an interburst interval of between about 2 seconds and 0.1 second for a treatment on-time, followed by a treatment off-time that is greater than the treatment on-time. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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