Low-frequency therapeutic instrument

Abstract

A low-frequency electric therapy apparatus is provided with: a pair of pads 300 and 300 each of which can change the position and the area of an energizing area; and a wave form generation and output portion 250 which applies a treating current between an energizing area of one pad 300 and that of the other pad 300. While the wave form generation and output portion 250 outputs the treating current, the output portion 250 produces a kneading stimulus or a rubbing stimulus by changing the position and / or the area of the energizing area of at least one pad. Thereby, there is provided a low frequency electric therapy apparatus having a simple configuration which may produce more similar bodily sensation to that of ''kneading'', and ''rubbing'' performed by a person, and has excellent convenience.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a low-frequency therapeutic instrument. Background technique [0002] There is a low-frequency therapeutic device that performs treatment by passing a low-frequency therapeutic current between electrode pads attached to the body. Conventional low-frequency therapeutic equipment generates various therapeutic current waveforms to generate stimulation corresponding to various massages such as "kneading", "beating", "pressing", and "rubbing" (JP-A-2000-14802). [0003] However, for "kneading" and "rubbing", there is still a large gap between the somatosensory of a massage performed by a person and that of a low-frequency therapeutic instrument. The "kneading" and "rubbing" performed by people produce massage effects by changing the angle of force or moving the parts touched by the hands. In the case of low-frequency therapeutic instruments, the electrode pads are pasted (fixed) on the body. Therefore, it is difficult to realize t...

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[0006] Regarding this point, in the structure of a single electrode pad like Patent Document 2, since the electrode pad is only attached to a part of the body (for example, only the right shoulder), there are parts that cannot be separated from both shoulders or both sides of the waist at the same time. Disadvantages of having treatment

Moreover, if a plurality of electrode pairs are provided as in Patent Document 3, it is not desirable because it leads to a complication of the circuit structure and an increase in the number of parts, resulting in an increase in cost.

Moreover, if the number of electrode pads is large, it will be difficult to paste these electrode pads in the correct combination in the proper position, resulting in a problem of cumbersome operation.

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