Magnetic therapy works by attracting iron particles in the blood, promoting blood flow to localized areas where the magnets are placed. With increased blood flow, oxygen, nutrients, hormones and endorphins (natural pain killers) are distributed to cells, organs and tissues quicker and more efficiently. The magnetic waves are said to assist healing and eradicate pain with the body’s own natural endorphins. While there is still much research to be done, researchers are trying out magnets in a number of exciting ways.
A year ago, a Chicago man drove over a curb, flipped his car and went into a coma. Over the last year, he would occasionally open his eyes but his brain damage was said to be so severe that medical professionals said he’d probably never regain responsiveness. However, after 15 sessions of magnetic therapy, the man opened his eyes and looked at his mother.
Doctors believe the electromagnetic pulse from transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) sent a “wake up call” to the nerve cells. Soon he began obeying simple instructions, like following the movement of a thumb around the room and speaking single words. “Erm, help, help me,” he would say. While it’s too early to say whether or not electromagnetics can work for all coma patients, researchers around the world are excited about the possibility of this non-invasive treatment, which can be done without anaesthetics or drugs.
At the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, doctors are using electromagnetic therapy to study ways to help patients who suffer emotional strain from war. It is believed that at least 8% of all Israelis who have been exposed to combat suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. A coil containing 20 hertz of electromagnetic waves is held near the patient’s head to produce alternating magnetic fields, thereby stimulating deep regions of the brain. TMS tries to alter the way a patient’s brain handles memories of traumatic events, explains Dr. Abraham Zangen of the Weizmann Institute.
As patients are reminded of trauma, the amygdala activates and the prefrontal cortex becomes inhibited. So the electromagnetic pulse actually stimulates the prefrontal cortex and strengthens the synaptic connectivity to help people process the emotions more efficiently. “In most cases, we have very nice response, very good response; not always lasting forever, not always long lasting, but a good response,” Zangen said.
Stroke survivors often feel as though they are prisoners trapped in their own bodies, unable to communicate with the external world. Magnetic therapy has shed some light on this difficult-to-treat condition, offering stroke patients a shot at recovery. An electromagnetic wave helmet can be fastened around a patient’s head, with a coil taped to the tongue. While this may sound strange, Susan Doyle from New York swears that it has helped her husband, Shawn, dramatically.
Shawn had been unable to speak following his stroke, even with the help of numerous speech therapists, but with the help of electromagnetic therapy, he’s able to muster up some words. “We’ll be at dinner, and he’ll say ‘butter.’ It’ll come out of nowhere,” she explains. In December, a three-year study on the stroke helmet will wrap up, providing some clues and possibly a new treatment.
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