PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a therapeutic unit, capable of being easily used at home or the like and directly detecting a diseased part to be treated through measuring the living body impedance of the body of a patient by applying an electric current thereto, and capable of efficiently treating the diseased part through checking the effect of the treatment.SOLUTION: The therapeutic unit is provided with a measuring part for measuring the living body impedance of the sites of the body through applying an electric current to the body of the patient, and a therapeutic means for treating the diseased part of the patient. The therapeutic unit detects and treats the diseased part based on the measured impedance, and judges and displays the effectiveness of the treatment based on the varied amount between a first impedance before the treatment of the diseased part and a second impedance after the treatment thereof. Further, the therapeutic unit is provided with an operating means for determining several settings for therapeutic means, such as treatment intensity and treatment time, for a next treatment, based on the effectiveness of the treatment. The therapeutic unit controls the therapeutic means so as to carry out the next treatment based on the several settings for therapeutic means, such as treatment intensity and treatment time.COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO【課題】 家庭等において、手軽に使用できる治療器であり、患者の身体に電流を印加して、身体の部位の生体インピ-ダンスを測定して、治療する患部を直接探査すると共に、治療効果を確認しながら患部を効率的に治療できるものを提供することである。【解決手段】 患者の身体に電流を印加して、身体の部位の生体インピ-ダンスを測定する生体インピ-ダンス測定手段と、患者の患部を治療する治療手段と、を備え、前記測定したインピ-ダンスに基づいて患部を探査及び治療するようにし、前記患部を治療する前に測定した第一のインピ-ダンスと治療した後に測定した第二のインピ-ダンスの間の変化量に基づいて、前記治療の効果度を求め、表示する。さらに、前記治療効果度に基づいて、次回の治療の強度及び時間等の治療手段の各種設定を求める演算手段をさらに備え、前記強度及び時間等の設定に基づいて次回の治療をするように、前記治療手段を制御する。
