Efficacy of static magnetic field for pain of adjuvant arthritis rats
- 1 Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Science, Kansai University of Health Science, Osaka, Japan
- 2 Research Section for Magnetics, Product Development Department, Development Division, PIP Co, Ltd, Osaka, Japan
Abstract
Rats suffering from adjuvant arthritis (AA) were used to examine the effect of a static magnetic field (SMF) upon pain relief. Rats were divided into SMF- treated AA rats, non-SMF treated AA rats and control rats. Following SMF stimulation, we measured blood flow volume in the paw and then reactive speed response to thermal stimulation. The AA groups exhibited significantly lower blood volume and reactivity to thermal stimulation compared to the control group. Compared to non-SMF, SMF exhibited increased blood flow volume in both the tail and paw, along with an increased reactive speed response to thermal stimulation. Our findings suggest that an improved of blood flow and reactive speed response, induced by SMF, appears to be effective for the relief of pain induced by chronic inflammation.
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