Patent ID: 7615018

Claim:
A method of healing ulcers and of relieving the symptoms of lymphoedema by reducing swelling, said lymphoedema and said ulcers being of the human or animal body, which method comprises the step of subjecting the body in the area of the ulcer or lymphoedema to cycloidal mechanical vibrations with components in three orthogonal directions for an effective period of time; wherein said cycloidal mechanical vibrations are provided by a treatment device that delivers mechanical vibrations at its surface in three orthogonal directions at a frequency in each orthogonal direction of between 15 and 75 Hz and with an amplitude in each orthogonal direction of between 0.1 and 0.5 mm and a pad connected to said treatment device; said step further comprises applying pressure against said body area; and wherein the device is applied by pressure applying means to a limb of a patient suffering one or more of said conditions and so that, in use, the device delivers vibrations in the limb of the patient at a frequency of between 20 and 50 Hz, and with an RMS acceleration in the axial direction of the tibial or fibulal bone of between 5 and 15 ms −2 , and in a radial plane with respect to the tibial or fibulal bone with an RMS acceleration of between 2 and 5 ms −2 .