Clinical Test Results - Magnetic Mattress Pads

Double-Blind Randomized Study

Summary of Results: In a 12-month, double-blind, clinical test of magnetic mattress pads conducted in 3 Japanese hospitals, 53.3% of patients reported positive effects after three nights and over 70% reported positive effects after five nights. Dr. Shimodaira concluded that magnetic mattress pads were effective in relieving pain symptoms without side-effects.

Patients selected for this study complained of one of the following symptoms:

• Fatigue
• Insomnia
• Lower Limb Pain
• General Back Pain
• Lower Back Pain
• Neck and Shoulder Pain
  

Total patients selected for the study were 431, (215 female, 216 male). 375 subjects were given magnetic mattress pads to sleep on; 56 subjects were given nonmagnetic mattress pads. Neither the patients nor their caregivers knew which patients received nonmagnetic pads.

The mattress pads used for the study were readily available full-sized mattress pads, each containing 124 disks sewn between the front and back cover of the mattress pads at regular intervals. The magnetic pad disks were ferrite magnets with field strength of approximately 800 gauss each.

The following tests were performed on each patient during the study to monitor any possible side-effects:

• Blood pressure
• Kidney, liver & pancreas function
• Complete blood work, including sedimentation, leukocytes, erythrocytes, hemoglobin, TP, COL, ALP, GOT, GPT, sodium and potassium

At the conclusion of the test, patients were also examined for typical symptoms of the side-effects of medication, including:

• Tinnitus or hearing problems
• Headaches or vertigo
• Visual disturbance or perceptive abnormality
• Digestive disturbance
• Skin or tissue problems
• Heart palpitations
• Fever
  

Result Response Rate

Of the results reported above, the number of patients reporting symptomatic relief within 3 days was as follows:

Fatigue 57.8%
Insomnia 64.3%
Lower Limb Pain 54.4%
General Back Pain 38.7%
Lower Back Pain 5.0%
Neck & Shoulder Pain 46.9%

Side-Effects

Of the 431 patients tested, none reported any side-effects as a result of using the magnetic or nonmagnetic mattress pads. Clinical testing described on page 1 of this summary revealed no side-effects.

Conclusion

"The magnetized health mattress pad is proved to be effective on neck and shoulder pain, back and lower back pain, lower limb pain, insomnia, and fatigue and to have no side effects."