Acupuncture and Static Multipolar Magnets: An Emerging Attraction?

IF 0.8 Q4 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE Medical Acupuncture Pub Date : 2023-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-06-15 DOI:10.1089/acu.2022.0074
Arnyce R Pock, Richard C Niemtzow, Songxuan Zhou Niemtzow, Erik K Koda
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Objective: Magnetism has been known for >4,000 years. Recently static multipolar magnets have demonstrated analgesic clinical usefulness. Local application of magnets may be beneficial in reducing musculoskeletal pain, particularly when other modalities have failed. A recent series of clinical cases demonstrates how multipolar magnets may be incorporated as an effective adjunctive treatment in an acupuncture clinic.

Materials and methods: PubMed database was searched using the key words: magnets, medical magnets, magnets and pain management, therapeutic magnets, multipolar magnets, and history of magnet therapy. In addition, clinical cases were submitted by 4 different medical acupuncturists as examples of how the use of multipolar magnets is incorporated into an acupuncture clinic.

Results: Over the past 20 years, 143 articles fulfilled the search criteria and unfortunately demonstrated considerable variability in research methodology. Magnetic tapes, needles, and beads of various magnetic strengths constituted the stimulating apparatus with durations ranging from minutes to years. This article highlights 10 cases, 9 of which reflected situations in which the use of 1 or more multipolar magnets provided an enhanced analgesic effect, often when traditional acupuncture had either failed to produce a satisfactory response or when the application of acupuncture needles needed to be limited.

Conclusion: Despite the variability of the literature review, it appears that magnetism is related to pain reduction, and when properly employed, it can be an effective and safe modality as demonstrated by a recent series of cases submitted from the practices of 4 different medical acupuncturists. A clinical trial incorporating the latest technology of multipolar magnets with steep field gradients should be initiated for the more formal investigation of magnet-induced analgesia.

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针灸与静态多极磁铁:新出现的吸引力?
目的:人们认识磁性已有 4000 多年的历史。最近,静态多极磁体被证明具有临床镇痛作用。局部应用磁铁可能有益于减轻肌肉骨骼疼痛,尤其是在其他方法无效的情况下。最近的一系列临床病例展示了如何将多极磁体作为一种有效的辅助治疗方法应用于针灸诊所:使用以下关键词搜索 PubMed 数据库:磁铁、医用磁铁、磁铁与疼痛治疗、治疗性磁铁、多极磁铁和磁铁疗法的历史。此外,4 位不同的医学针灸师提交了临床病例,作为针灸诊所如何使用多极磁铁的范例:在过去的 20 年中,有 143 篇文章符合搜索标准,遗憾的是,这些文章在研究方法上存在相当大的差异。不同磁强度的磁带、磁针和磁珠构成了刺激仪器,持续时间从几分钟到几年不等。本文重点介绍了 10 个病例,其中 9 个病例反映了使用 1 个或多个多极磁体增强镇痛效果的情况,这些情况往往发生在传统针灸无法产生满意效果或需要限制针灸针的应用时:尽管文献综述存在差异,但正如最近从 4 位不同的医学针灸师的实践中提交的一系列病例所证明的那样,磁力似乎与减轻疼痛有关,而且如果使用得当,磁力可以成为一种有效而安全的方式。应启动一项临床试验,采用具有陡峭磁场梯度的多极磁体的最新技术,对磁诱导镇痛进行更正式的研究。
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