Method and apparatus for stimulating the lower back and abdominal muscles

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PATENT NO 9675802
APP PUB NO 20120116477A1
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13382787

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A method and apparatus for stimulating the lower back and abdominal muscles in a patient comprising applying a first electrode A1/A2 substantially centrally to the lower lumbar region of the patient's body, and applying second and third electrodes B, C respectively to opposite side flanks of the patient's body. The electrodes are energized to apply a first group of muscular stimulation current pulses which flow between the second and third electrodes and a second group of muscular stimulation current pulses which flow between the first electrode and the second and third electrodes alternately.

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BIO-MEDICAL RESEARCH LTDBMR HOUSE PARKMORE PARK WEST GALWAY

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Caulfield, Brian Dublin, IE 8 406
Crowe, Louis Dublin, IE 5 198
Minogue, Conor County Galway, IE 20 502

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