Exposure to a Specific Pulsed Low-Frequency Magnetic Field: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Effects on Pain Ratings in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Patients

Naomi M Shupak; Julia C McKay; Warren R Nielson; Gary B Rollman; Frank S Prato; Alex W Thomas

doi:10.1155/2006/842162

Pain Research and Management (Jan 2006)

Exposure to a Specific Pulsed Low-Frequency Magnetic Field: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study of Effects on Pain Ratings in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Patients

Naomi M Shupak,
Julia C McKay,
Warren R Nielson,
Gary B Rollman,
Frank S Prato,
Alex W Thomas

Affiliations

Naomi M Shupak: Lawson Health Research Institute, St Joseph’s Health Care, Canada
Julia C McKay: Lawson Health Research Institute, St Joseph’s Health Care, Canada
Warren R Nielson: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Gary B Rollman: Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
Frank S Prato: Lawson Health Research Institute, St Joseph’s Health Care, Canada
Alex W Thomas: Lawson Health Research Institute, St Joseph’s Health Care, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2006/842162
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 2
pp. 85 – 90

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Specific pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) have been shown to induce analgesia (antinociception) in snails, rodents and healthy human volunteers.

Published in Pain Research and Management

ISSN: 1203-6765 (Print); 1918-1523 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7040

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