Plurality of Electrons for Use in the Restoration of a Patient's Health

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a non-invasive stimulatory adjustment of the body's own self-repair-system using a plurality of electrons. In particular, embodiments of the present invention relate to a plurality of electrons for use in the restoration of a patient's health, preferably a human patient's health in a number of medical conditions. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of treatment using a plurality of electrons for use in the restoration of a patient's health, preferably a human patient's health. Moreover, embodiments of the present invention relate to a method of stimulatory adjustment of the body's own self-repair system using a plurality of electrons.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A method for restoring a patient's health, wherein a plurality of electrons is applied to said patient as a series of alternating current (AC) signals of a duration of approximately 5 to 100 μs and an amplitude of approximately 10 V to 100 V using a device having electrodes, said AC signals being applied to the body of said patient, and wherein said restoration of the patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease selected from diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the cardiovascular system, diseases of the gastroenterological system, skin diseases, muscular-skeletal diseases, neurological diseases, ophthalmological diseases, genito-urinary diseases, and inflammatory diseases. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said patient is a human patient. 
     
     
         3 . The method according  claim 1 , wherein said AC signals are applied at said several sites by placing the electrodes of said device on the skin at the respective site, whilst impedance of said skin and the rate of change of said impedance at the respective site is measured, and wherein from said several sites, one site or a subset of sites is selected for further or repeated application of AC signals, said one site or subset of sites being selected for initially, at a first application of said AC signals, having the highest rate of change of skin impedance or having a maximum of skin impedance in comparison to other sites or having a skin impedance higher than adjacent sites. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said AC signals are applied at said several sites by sliding the electrodes of said device over the skin at the respective site, whilst monitoring changes in friction of the skin against said device, changes of sensation of the patient, changes in color of the skin and/or a combination of the foregoing, and wherein, from said several sites, one site or a subset of sites is selected for further or repeated application of AC signals, said one site or subset of sites being selected for initially, at a first application of said AC signals, exhibiting a change of friction of the skin against said device, a change of sensation of the patient, a change of color of the skin and/or a combination of the foregoing. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein at said selected one site or said selected subset of sites, further AC signals are applied for a period of time from 30 s to 5 min and, optionally, until the rate of change of skin impedance is zero. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease of the respiratory system, wherein said disease of the respiratory system is selected from asthma, respiratory allergy, pneumonia, and bronchitis, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the back and the chest of said patient. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease of the respiratory system, wherein said disease of the respiratory system is selected from rhinitis, sinusitis, tracheitis, pharyngitis, croup, and otitis, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the neck, the nose, the sinuses, around and behind the ear and/or the thoracic spine of the patient. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease of the cardiovascular system, wherein said disease of the cardiovascular system is selected from angina pectoris, ischemic myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, post-myocardial infarction pain, myocarditis, heart failure, and hypertension, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the back and/or the chest in an area of the skin underneath of which the heart is located, and in an area of skin underneath of which the thoracic spine is located, and on the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet of said patient. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease of the gastroenterological system, wherein said disease of the gastroenterological system is selected from stomach ulcers, gastritis, liver cirrhosis, pathological states of the oesophagus, gallstones, pancreatitis, constipation and diarrhea, hemorrhoids, fistulae or inflammation of the rectum, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient on the abdomen, and/or in an area of skin underneath of which the organ or site affected by said disease of the gastroenterological system is located. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a skin disease, wherein said skin disease is selected from psoriasis, neurodermatitis, dermatitis, in particular atopic dermatitis, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin in a site of the skin affected by said skin disease, if said skin disease is restricted to an area of body surface of the patient not larger than 10 cm 2 , and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin in at least a first site of the skin affected by the skin disease and, additionally, at least a second site of the skin unaffected by the skin disease, if said skin disease affects an area of body surface of the patient larger than 10 cm 2 . 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease of the musculo-skeletal system, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient in a position overlying an element of the musculo-skeletal system affected by said musculo-skeletal disease. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a neurological disease, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the back and/or chest and/or face and/or neck and/or skull and/or spine of the patient. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein said neurological disease is stroke, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient on the skull of the patient. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of an ophthalmological disease, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient periorbitally, and/or at the neck and/or face and/or over the closed eye(s). 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a genito-urinary disease, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the neck and shoulders, and in a position overlying the kidney(s), the bladder, the ureters, the liver, the pancreas and/or the spine. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 15 , wherein said genito-urinary disease is a male genital condition selected from prostatism, impotence, infertility and testicular disease, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin in regions overlying the ureters, and/or to the skin at the inguinal lymph nodes, the perineum, the scrotum, the penis, and the buttocks, or wherein the genito-urinary disease is a female condition, selected from pre/post-menstrual pains, fibroids, endometriosis, infertility, myoma, fibromyoma, inflammatory pelvic conditions, diseases of the ovaries, oviduct(s) or cervix, and menopause, and wherein the AC signals are applied to the skin of the patient at the abdomen and/or neck and/or lower back. 
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of an inflammatory disease, wherein said inflammatory disease is a chronic or acute inflammatory disease, said chronic inflammatory disease being selected from rheumatoid arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, angina pectoris, osteo-arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease, or ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and artherosclerosis, said acute inflammatory disease being selected from pathogenic states involving an immune response in an injured tissue to an injurious agent which immune response serves to destroy, dilute or isolate said injurious agent and the injured tissue, said acute inflammatory disease being selected from inflammation of the skin, inflammation of internal organs, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, infective illnesses, tuberculosis, influenza, sinusitis, chest infections, allergies and hemorrhoids, and wherein said AC signals are applied to the skin of said patient at the back, spine, chest, face and neck of the patient, and/or at the site of inflammation on the skin and/or in an area of skin underneath of which the inflamed organ or tissue is located. 
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein at the end of the application of said AC signals, a final series of AC signals is applied which AC signals are frequency modulated having a range of frequencies from 5-500 Hz. 
     
     
         19 . A plurality of electrons for use in the restoration of a patient's health, wherein said plurality of electrons is applied to said patient as a series of alternating current (AC) signals of a duration of approximately 5 to 100 μs and an amplitude of approximately 10 V to 100 V using a device having electrodes, said AC signals being applied to the body, wherein said restoration of a patient's health is an alleviation or cure of a disease selected from diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the cardiovascular system, diseases of the gastroenterological system, skin diseases, muscular-skeletal diseases, neurological diseases, ophthalmological diseases, genito-urinary diseases, and inflammatory diseases.