Method of improving efficacy and sensory tolerance with a continuous pulse, non-modulated non-burst mode nerve stimulator

摘要

This invention relates to an apparatus for treating human pain by application of an electrical stimulus with the proper current density to the body surface and the response modulated by a magnetic field to allow manipulation of the firing rate of peripheral neurons of the A-fiber and C-fiber mechanoreceptor such that chronic and acute pain may be consistently controlled without discomfort from the stimulation. The treatment device electrode (10) includes an adhesive means (11) for holding the electrodes (12) and a magnetic flux generator (13) in contact with the human body. The electrode (12) preferably comprises four electrodes, two of positive polarity and two of negative polarity defining opposite diagonal vertices of a quadrilateral shape.