Static magnetic fields and its biomedical effects.
- Author:
Jiang WU
1
;
Lijiang HU
;
Zhicai FANG
;
Huaiqing CHEN
Author Information
1. Institute of Biomedical Engineering, School of Preclinical and Forensic Medicine of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Humans;
Magnetic Field Therapy;
methods;
Magnetic Fields;
Neoplasms;
therapy;
Pain;
prevention & control
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2013;30(1):176-190
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nowadays, health care products based on static magnetic fields (SMF) and merchandise of magnetic therapy are popular around the world. But the biomedical effects of SMF to animals or human beings remain a widely concerned controversy. In this paper, the recent researches in China and abroad about the biomedical effects of SMF were reviewed in three levels: the cellular, animal and human levels. Nevertheless, these data were not consistent with each other and even some contradicts others' researches. So, it is necessary to do more and further studies on SMF dosing regiman, sham control magnetic device and blinding procedures to obtain the optimal magnetic intensity, the desired therapeutic effects in practical cases and prepare for applying the SMF in biomedical fields more effectively in the future.
