Apparatus and method for electromagnetic treatment of neurological pain
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1. A method for treating a neurological pain in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
- generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a portable pulsed electromagnetic field source, the pulsed electromagnetic field having a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz;
externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through a skull to a target region affected by the neurological pain; and
reducing the neurological pain or a physiological response to the neurological pain by externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field.
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Abstract
Described herein are methods of treating neurological injury and conditions, in particular neurological pain. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region.
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1. A method for treating a neurological pain in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a portable pulsed electromagnetic field source, the pulsed electromagnetic field having a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through a skull to a target region affected by the neurological pain; and reducing the neurological pain or a physiological response to the neurological pain by externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for treating a neurological pain in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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generating a first pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, the first pulsed electromagnetic field having a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; externally applying the first pulsed electromagnetic field through a skull to a target region affected by the neurological pain for a first treatment interval; reducing the neurological pain or a physiological response to the neurological pain by externally applying the first pulsed electromagnetic field; discontinuing the application of the first pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period greater than zero; and externally applying a second pulsed electromagnetic field to the target region wherein the second pulsed electromagnetic field has a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for treating a neurological pain in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising:
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generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source, the pulsed electromagnetic field having a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field through a skull to a target brain region affected by the neurological pain; and modulating microglia activation in the target brain region and reducing the neurological pain or a physiological response to the neurological pain by externally applying the pulsed electromagnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of promoting neurological repair or growth to treat a neurological pain comprising:
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placing a treatment coil of a self-contained, lightweight, and portable treatment apparatus externally through a skull to a target treatment site in need of treatment, wherein the treatment apparatus comprises a conformable coil having one or more turns of wire and a control circuit; generating an electromagnetic field using the treatment coil, the electromagnetic field having a peak amplitude of less than 200 milliGauss and wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field comprises bursts of between 15-40 MHz sinusoidal waves, wherein the bursts repeat at between 0.01 and 100 Hz; delivering the electromagnetic field to the target treatment site using the treatment coil; and reducing the neurological pain or a physiological response to the neurological pain by delivering the electromagnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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