THERAPEUTIC BIOELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, PAIN RELIEF DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS

1 . A method of treating a subject, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) applying a body portion of a pain relief device to be in contact with the subject, the pain relief device including a monopolar transmitter including a single electrical pole for providing an electrical signal to the body portion; and

(b) transmitting the electrical signal to the subject through the body portion using the monopolar transmitter.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein a frequency of the electrical signal transmitted to the subject in step (b) is between 0.1 Hz and 20 Hz.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein a voltage of the electrical signal transmitted to the subject in step (b) is between 0.1 millivolts and 10 volts.

4 . A method of determining a medical treatment for a subject, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) applying test recipes to a plurality of subjects to obtain test data;

(b) analyzing the test data to formulate treatment options for application to a subject; and

(c) programming a device to include the treatment options.

5 . The method of claim 4 further comprising the steps of:

(d) selecting a treatment option for a patient based on patient criteria.

6 . The method of claim 5 wherein the patient criteria includes at least one of (i) an age of a patient, (ii) a gender of the patient, and (iii) feedback from the patient regarding prior treatment.

7 . A method of applying a treatment to a subject, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) applying a treatment to a subject based on a selected treatment option using a programmable pain relief device, the programmable pain relief device including a monopolar transmitter including a single electrical pole for providing electrical signals to the subject;

(b) analyzing a condition of the subject through measurements taken using the programmable pain relief device; and

(c) adjusting the treatment provided by the programmable pain relief device based on the results of step (b).

8 . The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of:

(d) repeating steps (b) and (c) at a predetermined interval.

9 . A method of analyzing one or more subjects, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) measuring naturally occurring waveforms on a surface of a body of a subject; and

(b) analyzing data resulting from the measuring step.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein step (b) includes analyzing the data to determine an association between the data and a medical condition.

11 . The method of claim 9 wherein step (a) is performed in response to the application of a medical treatment using a pain relief device having a monopolar transmitter for transmitting electrical signals to the subject.