Objective : The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of magnetic therapeutic instrument; CellPower® on arthropathy and quality of life (QOL) in elderly people.
Methods : We recruited 14 volunteers of 69 — 90 years old in care-house with arthralgia. We examined the serial effects of CellPower® using physiological parameters (body temperature: BT, skin temperature of exposure part: ST, pulse rate: PR, blood pressure: BP) , Range of Motion test (ROM) , Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and healthrelated QOL scale (SF-8) . Magnetic field exposure was done twice a day for 30 min for 6 weeks. We performed the exposure using placebo instrument for 2 weeks and real for 4 weeks.
Results : Concerning about physiological parameters, systolic BP and PR after the exposure at 6 weeks were significantly decreased compared with those of before the exposure. All alterations were within normal values. There were no significant alterations in DT and diastolic BP during the exposure. Also, there were so significant changes in ROM. Interestingly, VAS showed significant decrease and SF-8 showed significant increase by magnetic field exposure for 5 and 6 weeks. There was significant negative correlation between VAS and SF-8 (= -0.647, p<0.001).
Conclusion: Our results indicated that CellPower® had no baneful effects on physiological parameters and might be useful for the treatment of chronic arthralgia with an improvement of QOL in elderly people.
パルス性磁気照射の関節痛に対する効果の検討(第二報)高齢者における検討
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