Originally published January 8 2006
New alternative treatment has shown positive results in MS patients
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Dr. Todd Richards, associate professor of radiology at the University of Washington, served as principal investigator on a study of a treatment for multiple sclerosis patients, and the treatment, which utilizes pulsing magnetic fields, has been associated with improvements in cognitive functioning and bladder control.
Alternative medicine treatment using pulsing magnetic device may offer benefits for some MS patients A small electromagnetic device thought to help supplement the body's electrical energy has shown some beneficial effects for patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Washington.
Results of a small double-blind study of MS patients showed that 9 of 15 patients treated with the device reported subjective improvements ranging from 22 to 38 percent in combined self-reported scores rating eight different symptoms, said Dr. Todd Richards, associate professor of radiology at the University of Washington and principal investigator.
Those symptoms most responsive to treatment appear to be bladder control, cognitive functioning, spasticity and fatigue.
Because the brain is an organ that emits electrical energy," researchers from the University of Washington and elsewhere wrote in the Spring, 1997 issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.
After detecting areas of low frequency levels in a patient, researchers programmed the device to emit compensating frequencies in an attempt to compensate for the energy deficit.
Dr. George Kraft, professor of rehabilitation medicine and director of the University of Washington MS Clinical Center, said that this preliminary study, of which he is a co-author, offers "encouraging" results on the management of MS patient symptoms.
"However, while (the devices) may relieve some of the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, patients must not expect that they will in any way alter the disease course," Kraft said.
"This magnetic device acts like a vitamin supplement by giving back to a person those frequencies his or her body is deficient in," he said.
Richards theorized the pulsing device might help to synchronize the electrical circuits in the brain.
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