Extremely low frequency electromagnetic field reduces oxidative stress during the rehabilitation of post-acute stroke patients.
Cichoń N, Rzeźnicka P, Bijak M, Miller E, Miller S, Saluk J. · 2018
View Original AbstractELF electromagnetic field therapy significantly reduced cellular damage markers and improved stroke recovery compared to standard rehabilitation alone.
Plain English Summary
Researchers studied 57 stroke patients who received either standard physical therapy alone or combined with extremely low frequency electromagnetic field (ELF-EMF) therapy. Patients receiving the electromagnetic field treatment showed significantly reduced oxidative stress markers in their blood and better improvements in daily activities, mental function, and depression scores compared to those getting standard therapy alone. This suggests that ELF-EMF therapy may enhance stroke rehabilitation by reducing cellular damage and improving recovery outcomes.
Why This Matters
This study adds important evidence to the growing body of research showing that electromagnetic fields can have therapeutic benefits, not just harmful effects. The science demonstrates that ELF-EMF therapy significantly reduced oxidative stress markers while improving both physical and mental recovery in stroke patients. What makes this particularly noteworthy is that oxidative stress plays a central role in many chronic diseases and aging processes. The reality is that while much EMF research focuses on potential harms from wireless devices, this controlled study shows measurable health improvements from specific electromagnetic field applications. The researchers found that changes in protein damage markers directly correlated with improvements in patients' physical and mental abilities, suggesting a clear biological mechanism. What this means for you is that electromagnetic fields exist on a spectrum of effects, and the key factors are frequency, intensity, duration, and individual health status.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Study Details
The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of magnetotherapy on the condition of postacute stroke patients, as measured by plasma oxidative stress markers and clinical parameters which show the progress of rehabilitation.
The selected 57 post-stroke patients were divided into 2 groups, those with ELFEMF therapy and those...
Our comparative analysis showed that all parameters of oxidative stress are significantly reduced du...
The ELF-EMF therapy meaningfully improves the overall condition of patients through a decrease of oxidative stress markers and it significantly affects the psychophysical abilities of patients after stroke. The change in carbonyl group level correlates with the change in the degree of physical and mental disability; therefore, it could be a marker for the effectiveness of rehabilitation.
Show BibTeX
@article{n_2018_extremely_low_frequency_electromagnetic_1734,
author = {Cichoń N and Rzeźnicka P and Bijak M and Miller E and Miller S and Saluk J.},
title = {Extremely low frequency electromagnetic field reduces oxidative stress during the rehabilitation of post-acute stroke patients.},
year = {2018},
url = {https://advances.umw.edu.pl/en/article/2018/27/9/1285/},
}