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Magnetfeldtherapie bei chronisch degenerativen erkrankungen des bewegungsapparates [German]
Pages IH, Hermann H, Conradi E
Zeitschrift fur Physiotherapie 1985;37(1):21-24
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: No; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: Yes; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

In the present study on 228 patients the clinical efficacy of the magnetic field therapy in chronically degenerative disease of the apparatus of locomotion is tested with the help of a single blind experiment. In the therapy group (n = 114) in an application of 20 minutes a day and five treatments an improvement of the complaints could be achieved in 70 to 90%. In the control group (n = 114) the rate of improvement was about 20 to 40%.

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