Tibial nerve stimulation
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a subject as suffering from pain in a first limb of the subject; and
in response to the identifying, treating the pain in the first limb by;
implanting electrodes in a limb of the subject that is contralateral to the first limb, andinducing driving of the electrodes to apply a pain-relieving current to the contralateral limb.
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Abstract
A method is provided, including identifying a subject as suffering from pain in a first limb of the subject. In response to the identifying, treatment of the pain in the first limb is facilitated by implanting electrodes in a limb of the subject that is contralateral to the first limb. Other embodiments are also described.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a subject as suffering from pain in a first limb of the subject; and in response to the identifying, treating the pain in the first limb by; implanting electrodes in a limb of the subject that is contralateral to the first limb, and inducing driving of the electrodes to apply a pain-relieving current to the contralateral limb. - 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, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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