Lumbago (Sciatica)
Study
Lumbago (Sciatica)
Authors, title of the study and source:
Pages IH, Hermann H, Conradi E: Magnetic field therapy of chronic degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Z Physiother 1985;37:21-24
Number of patients: 28 (between 22 – 77 years)
Disease: Sciatica
Treatment:
Sinus, max. 240 G, 50/60 Hz., daily 20 min. 5 days
Improvement 36% were free of pain; another 50% reported a strong improvement of the pain. 14% remained unchanged and no one (0%) deteriorated. (in the control group who did not know whether they received the therapy or the placebo treatment, these numbers are respectively 14, 29, 50, 7 %)
Remarks:
In the MFT group 86% were successful vs. 43% in the placebo group. Obviously the importance here is the spontaneous recovery. With MFT, however, this can be increased by 100%.
** The treatment with pulsating magnetic field seems to be superior because of double blind controlled randomized studies of the Placebo-treatment.
* The treatment with pulsating magnetic field seems to be superior because of the controlled studies of the control-treatment.
