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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
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Symptom
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Cases
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Positive
Results
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%
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No
Results
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%
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Fatigue
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64
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53
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82.8%
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11
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17.2%
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Insomnia
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70
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61
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87.1%
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9
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12.9%
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Lower
Limb Pain
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68
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54
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79.4%
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14
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20.6%
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General
Back Pain
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31
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25
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80.7%
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6
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19.3%
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Lower
Back Pain
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76
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61
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80.3%
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15
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19.7%
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Neck
& Shoulder Pain
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66
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47
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71.2%
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19
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28.8%
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Overall
Percentage reporting positive results:
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80.2%
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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 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."
-Dr. K. Shimodaira, 1990
San-Ikukai Hospital
Tokyo Communications Hospital
Kouseikai Suzuki Hospital
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