Abstract: A device for providing electric stimulation for treatment of medical and non-medical conditions connected with blood circulation in legs. The device includes means for generating a shaped electrical impulse according to a pre-stored timing pattern. A means for conditioning the shaped impulse is coupled to said generating means and means for applying the conditioned shaped impulse to a user for causing a deep and painless contraction of a user's calf muscles, which in turn activate blood circulation and improve venous return from legs.

Abstract: A devise for trophic stimulation of muscles is provided. The device contains a pulse generation circuit that mimics the Motor Unit Action Potentials, MUAP's that are naturally generated when muscles are innervated. The invention provides the basic method for synthesizing the requisite waveform and provides the apparatus for the synthesis. Alternative pulse conditioning circuits are provided; one using a step-up transformer and one using pulse voltage multipliers. The resulting apparatus is safe, relatively painless to use and does not depend upon muscle contraction to achieve a therapeutic result.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for the electrotrophic stimulation of muscle, that is, stimulation using pulses trains onto which information which will cause long-term functional and/or structural changes in the muscle tissue. This information is coded onto the interval between successive pulses of the series. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for acquiring trophic data from motor unit action potential series.