Magnetic Therapy Case Studies

“There are scores of books that have been written about magnetic therapy. (Here's a list of some of them, if you want to read them for yourself). I also, personally, found Static Magnetic Field Therapy effective for my own pain.

The Natural has been built upon the solid foundations laid by the original BioMagnetic range of wool and cotton magnetic underlays and pillow protectors. These tried and tested products are still the cornerstones of my business. In fact, bioMagnetic underlays are Australia’s #1 selling magnetic underlays and well over a million people sleep on them every night.

We have received letters by the bagful telling us how we’ve made a real difference to many people’s lives. You may have seen some of them on TV or on this site. And these aren’t paid celebrities, but everyday people like you who have also achieved meaningful results using our magnetic products.

Winning on the track was a great feeling. But, at the end of the day, being involved in something that appears to have helped so many others like me is even more of a buzz. I hope you, too, experience the same level of assistance and invigoration as I have.
Craig Trinder, ‘The Natural’.

SOME STATIC MAGNETIC FIELD (SMF) THERAPY RESEARCH

The use of natural magnets to support wellbeing can be traced back for centuries in the East. However, it has taken the West until the past 20-odd years to follow the example of these ancients. Today, more and more people are using SMF Therapy to promote and support health, vitality and wellbeing. We understand that there are those who need more objective information than personal accolades. The drop down menu, below, contains a snap shot of some of the case studies that have been conducted around the world. Each of the links reveals the results of studies into the benefits of SMF Therapy to soothe and restore, help you have a more restful night¹ and wake up feeling invigorated.

1. Markov, M, Expert Report: Clinical and Scientific Evidence Relating to the Therapeutic Benefits of Static Magnetic Fields, 1 July 2010.

ANECDOTAL CLIENT SURVEY

Craig Trinder, creator of The Natural bioMagnetic, conducted an anecdotal client survey of existing clients from June 1998 to June 1999. Over the year of the survey, 10,000 clients were asked to participate. In total, 9,379 responded to the survey. Each response contained the full name and address details, as well as signature, of the participant. Of these responses, 92% reported positive results. See the results from our magnetic underlays and magnetic pillow protectors.

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STUDY BY JAPANESE HOSPITAL

RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT ISUZU HOSPITAL IN TOKYO DURING 1976
Tokyo’s lsuzu Hospital tested magnet therapy on more than 11,000 people, in the classic study, ‘Magnetic Deficiency Syndrome’. The participants in the study suffered muscle spasm in the shoulder and neck region, with pain extending to the upper neck and head and down the back. With magnet therapy, 90% of the patients achieved significant relief from pain.

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“In the search for a universal ‘cure-all’, none, at this point in time, could possibly fit the description as well as magnetic energy therapy. The application of magnets has given proven pain relief in seven out of ten users. As good as, or better than ‘orthodox’ medicine.” said Chief of Staff.

11,648 people were tested for the following pain conditions. General magnetic therapy was used. Women made up 57% of the total and men 43%. The most represented age group was 40-49 years.

Problems suffered	Percentage of Study
Stiffness of the neck and shoulders	45.2%
Painful muscles	12.3%
Rheumatism and arthritis	11.3%

Summary

Out of the 11,648, 92% stated, magnetic therapy was effective for treating and indicating symptoms. The comments made by the 92% can be summarised into three categories:

Very effective
Effective
Fairly effective

Less than 8% regarded the product as ineffective or not very effective. Usually, the effects became apparent on the second or third day of use. More than 90% of the results classified as efficacious appeared before the end of the fourth day. (Note: No negative effects, such as aggravation of the symptoms, were reported.)

Dr Kyoichi Nakagawa, “Magnetic Field Deficiency Syndrome and Magnetic Treatment.” Japan Medical Journal 2745. December 1976.

STUDY BY BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TEXAS

CASE STUDY - REFERENCE NUMBER 12-1203 VOLUME 78, NOVEMBER 1997
A small magnet was strapped to patients most sensitive sore areas in a study of 50 people at Baylor College of Medicine and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) in Houston. Results were released in November 1997.

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“The majority of patients in the study who received treatment with a magnet reported a significant decrease in pain, and most of the patients who were given a placebo, or inactive magnet, reported very little or no improvement,” said principal investigator Carlos Vallbona. Among other things, he is a Professor of Rehabilitation at Baylor and Director of a Clinic at TIRR.

Dr Vallbona evaluated the magnet therapy in adults … who were experiencing … pain in the joints or had identifiable points of pain in their muscles. Thirty-nine women and 11 men participated in the study. Most were in their 50s.

All patients were asked to press on the “trigger point” where they felt the severest pain and rank that pain on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the worst. The patients were then randomly given an active or inactive magnet to strap against their trigger point for 45 minutes. After the magnets were removed, patients rated the intensity of their pain again.

Twenty-nine participants received an active magnet. Their average score of pain was 9.6 before the treatment, and 4.4 after wearing the magnet. The placebo group had an average pain score of 9.5 before treatment, and 8.4 afterward.

The low intensity magnets, less than a half-inch thick and slightly stronger than refrigerator magnets, were available in four formats to accommodate different areas of the body; a credit-card size rectangle, a six-inch strip almost two inches wide, a disc the size of a silver dollar and a disc the size of a CD.

“Seventy-six percent of the patients who had the active magnet reported a decrease in pain, but only 19 percent of the patients treated with a placebo felt an improvement,” Vallbona said. None of the patients reported any side effects from the treatment.

“We do not have a clear explanation for the significant and quick pain relief observed by the patients in our study,” Dr Vallbona said. “It’s possible that the magnetic energy affects the pain receptors in the joints or muscles or lowers the sensation of pain in the brain.”

The Baylor-TIRR study consisted of one treatment per patient and did not evaluate how long the reported pain relief lasted. Dr Vallbona said more research is needed to determine whether magnet therapy should be recommended as an alternative to the standard treatments for pain, such as physical therapy, support braces, muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory drugs and other medication.

Dr Vallbona’s co-principal investigator for the study was Dr Carlton F. Hazelwood, Baylor Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics.

Dr Carlos Vallbona, (1977) Baylor College of Medicine and The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) in Houston. Reference Number 12 – 1203. Volume 78. November 1997.

CLINICAL TEST OF MAGNETIC MATTRESS PADS

SUMMARY OF A STUDY CONDUCTED AT SAN-IKUKAI HOSPITAL, TOKYO COMMUNICATIONS HOSPITAL AND KOUSEIKAI SUZUKI HOSPITAL.
The study conducted was a 12 month, double-blind clinical test of magnetic mattress pads in 3 of Japan’s foremost hospitals. The mattress pads used in this study were typical full-size pads, containing 124 permanent ferrite magnets with magnetic field strengths of 50-950 gauss each. The total number of subjects in this double-blind clinical experiment was 431 (216 male, 215 female).

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375 subjects were given the magnetic pads and 56 were given non-magnetic pads. None of the subjects knew which pad they were sleeping on. Subjects selected for the experiment were those with complaints chiefly related to neck and shoulder pain, back and lower back pain and general back pain.

To determine the presence of any side effects, blood pressure, haemoglobin, number of erythrocytes and number of leucocytes were examined before and after the use of the mattress pads. Besides blood sedimentation, TP, COL, ALT, GOT, GPT, Na and K were also examined, as were functions of kidneys, liver, pancreas and the entire circulatory system.

Out of the 375 subjects with symptoms, 301 (80.27%) reported positive results. 74 cases (19.73%) reported no results. The percentage of subjects who realised the effect of the magnetic mattress pad within 3 days were:

neck and shoulder pain: 46.9%
back and lower back pain: 50%
general back pain: (38.7%)

Out of 375 total subjects who slept on the magnetic mattress pads, 200 (53.3%) realised the effects within 3 days and over 70% realised the effects within 5 days.

Extensive testing was done before and after the experiment to check kidney, liver and pancreas, blood pressure and the circulatory system. No clinical symptoms were found.

After the year-long study, the conclusion was reached that “the magnetised health mattress pad proved to be effective on neck and shoulder pain, back and lower back pain"

Dr Kazuo Shimodaira, (1990) Summary of a 12-month double blind, clinical test of magnetic mattress pads. Sanikukal Hospital, Tokyo Communications Hospital and Kouseikai Suzuki Hospital.

FRENCH CONFIRM 4 SEPARATE JAPANESE STUDIES

In March 1980, French researchers analysed four Japanese studies, all undertaken in 1976. One was conducted at the Facility of Medicine of the University of Tokyo. The second was by the University Juntendo, Tokyo. The third was at the Kohnodai National Hospital. The last was at the Isuzu Hospital in Tokyo.

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Some tests were double-blind with a placebo, where certain subjects received no magnetised product. Neither the doctors nor subjects knew which products were magnetised until after results had been collected. The main symptoms which the study concentrated on were pain in the neck, back, shoulders, arms, hands and legs. 400 subjects took part in the first three studies. Over 11,600 took part in the last (Nakagawa).

After careful study, two important points stood out:

1. The effectiveness on the given symptoms of the magnetic field supplied by the product was quite evident. It falls into the range of 60% to 80%.

2. The time frame for the action was found to be within 7 and 14 days.

Dr Pierrick de Kerdiniel in Les Cashiers de Biotherapy. March 1980.

CASE STUDIES – WHO

The first congress of Magnetotherapy, organised by Coghill Research Laboratories, was held in the Royal Society of Medicine in London, England, May 1996. The proceedings introduced over 50 studies and research reports on magnetic therapies, the majority of which were very positive. For example three outstanding reports were published in Croatia outlining the treatment of 1,261 people in a rehabilitation hospital using SMF therapy. Eastern Bloc countries have traditionally researched magnetic therapy much more vigorously than the West. Many of the studies presented at the First Congress in Magnetotherapy originated in countries where magnetic therapy was seen as an economical option to drug therapy.