The present invention relates, on the one hand, to a therapeutic method consisting in transmitting magnetic signals to a living substratum or body which signals have informational significance compatible with the informational organization and the automatic regulation of the substratum in order to act on its functional behavior to balance or dynamize it, and on the other hand, to an apparatus for transmitting said signals. Each signal is formed by a sequence of magnetic fields generated by selectively coupling an electrical signal into like and dissimilar magnetic poles to define a wave train of selected form, the wave train being repeated at least three times, the basic frequency of the magnetic waves being of the order of 40 to 80 KHz, and the signal duration being of the order of 100 to 200 microseconds.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 300,690, filed Sept. 9, 1981, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 038,943, filed May 14, 1979 both abandoned.
A body part of an animal afflicted with malignant cells is disposed within a magnetic coil and subjected to a plurality of magnetic field pulses, the pulses having intensities of between about 1 and about 100 Tesla and characteristic frequencies of between about 5 and about 1000 kHz. The pulsed magnetic field selectively inactivates and/or destroys malignant cells with relatively little damage to normal tissue as compared to conventional radiation therapy procedures.
Method for applying electro-muscular stimulation within a specific range of on/off cycle wherein the length of the on/off cycle is related to the level of phosphocreatine within the muscle. The on cycle is for a period of from one to three seconds followed by an off cycle of from 50 to 110 seconds in order to reduce the level of phosphocreatine in the muscle during the on period and allow subsequent recovery during the off period. The cycle is repeated for any desired period.
