Patent ID: 7860571

Claim:
A method of relieving pain and promoting recovery of a body injury, comprising the steps of: providing an electrically conductive pad having an exposed conductive material; connecting said conductive material to a positive pole of a low voltage power source; providing an electrically insulated pad having a core of a conductive material that is completely electrically insulated; connecting said core to a negative pole of said low voltage power source; contacting said exposed conductive material of said electrically conductive pad to the bare skin of a patient; contacting said electrically insulated pad at a spaced distance from said exposed conductive material to the bare skin of a patient; applying a positive voltage to said exposed conductive material from said power source; applying a negative voltage to said core from said power source; generating an negative electric field about said electrically insulated pad; causing current to flow from said positively charged exposed conductive material towards said negative electric field; and preventing current flow between said bare skin and said electrically insulated pad.