Muscle spasms
Study
Muscle spasms**, muscle cramps, tension
Authors, title of the study and source:
Nielsen JF, Sinkjaer T, Jakobsen J: Treatment of spasticity with repetitive magnetic stimulation; a double-blind placebo-controlled study. Mult. Scler. 1996;2:227-232
Number of patients: 38
Disease: Multiple Sklerosis
Treatment:
25 min., 2 /day, / day by day, 7.000 G, 8-25 Hz.
Improvement:
MFT group: 78 % improved on clinical symptoms such as spasms (muscle cramps), vs. 18 in the control group.
Remarks:
The anticonvulsant effect persisted 8 days after the therapy ended. As the traditional anticonvulsant therapies are medicinally, and side effects such as dizziness, sleepiness and so on, the authors see the MFT as a good alternative.
** 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.
