Patent ID: 7167753

Claim:
A method of electrically inducing osteogenesis in the spine of a patient, comprising the steps of: placing a pair of electrodes on respective sides of the patient's spine; and applying at least one of a first electrical signal to the pair of electrodes when the pair of electrodes is placed in a treatment area of the lumbar region of the patient's spine, a second electrical signal to the pair of electrodes when the pair of electrodes is placed in a treatment area of the thoracic region of the patient's spine, and a third electrical signal to the pair of electrodes when the pair of electrodes is placed in a treatment area of the cervical region of the patient's spine, wherein the first, second, and third electrical signals are each effective to induce osteogenesis in the respective treatment areas of the patient's spine, and wherein the first, second, and third electrical signals respectively generate different electrode currents in the respective treatment areas.