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A tilt contact switch for kinetic activity amusement games, for example pin ball games. A spherical tilt element is confined within a spherical socket and mounted below an opening in a game board surface panel. A contact bumper is mounted by the spherical tilt element and extends above the game boar

A tilt contact switch for kinetic activity amusement games, for example pin ball games. A spherical tilt element is confined within a spherical socket and mounted below an opening in a game board surface panel. A contact bumper is mounted by the spherical tilt element and extends above the game board surface for engagement by a moving ball or the like. A wobble plate is fixed to the spherical tilt element and positioned closely adjacent to a switch element molded of soft, elastic silicone rubber material formed with spaced contact bumps. Tilting of the wobble plate, as a result of contact with the bumper, will deform and depress one or more of the contact bumps, serving to complete an electrical circuit through circuit contacts underlying a depressed contact bump. The resiliency of the contact bumps serves to bias the wobble plate to a normal or rest position when tilt forces are removed from the contact bumper. Desirably, the contact bumper is removably mounted on the spherical tilt element and can be replaced by a cover element, to permit reconfiguration of the game board for use without the presence of a particular contact bumper.

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A tilt contact switch for kinetic activity amusement games, for example pin ball games. A spherical tilt element is confined within a spherical socket and mounted below an opening in a game board surface panel. A contact bumper is mounted by the spherical tilt element and extends above the game boar

A tilt contact switch for kinetic activity amusement games, for example pin ball games. A spherical tilt element is confined within a spherical socket and mounted below an opening in a game board surface panel. A contact bumper is mounted by the spherical tilt element and extends above the game board surface for engagement by a moving ball or the like. A wobble plate is fixed to the spherical tilt element and positioned closely adjacent to a switch element molded of soft, elastic silicone rubber material formed with spaced contact bumps. Tilting of the wobble plate, as a result of contact with the bumper, will deform and depress one or more of the contact bumps, serving to complete an electrical circuit through circuit contacts underlying a depressed contact bump. The resiliency of the contact bumps serves to bias the wobble plate to a normal or rest position when tilt forces are removed from the contact bumper. Desirably, the contact bumper is removably mounted on the spherical tilt element and can be replaced by a cover element, to permit reconfiguration of the game board for use without the presence of a particular contact bumper. compound having activity against disease-induced neuropathy induces peripheral nerve sprouting in the skin of the patient to whom the compound was administered. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the peripheral nerve sprouting is nociceptive nerve sprouting. 10. The method of claim 9 wherein the nociceptive nerve sprouting is induced without the occurrence of hyperalgesia. 11. The method of claim 1 or 3 wherein the disease-induced peripheral neuropathy is a diabetic neuropathy. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the administration of the compound having activity against diabetic neuropathy prevents large and small sensory nerve dysfunction. 13. The method of claim 1 or 3 wherein the peripheral neuropathy is caused by a condition other than diabetic neuropathy. 14. The method of claim 12 wherein the disease-induced peripheral neuropathy is caused by a condition selected from the group consisting of acromegaly, hypothyroidism, AIDS, leprosy, Lyme disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjogren's syndrome, periarteritis nodosa, Wegener's granulomatosis, cranial arteritis, and sarcoidosis.