The effects of static magnetic fields on bone

Jian Zhang, Chong Ding, Li Ren, Yimin Zhou, Peng Shang

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Abstract

All the living beings live and evolve under geomagnetic field (25-65μT). Besides, opportunities for human exposed to different intensities of static magnetic fields (SMF) in the workplace have increased progressively, such SMF range from weak magnetic field (<1mT), moderate SMF (1mT-1 T) to high SMF (>1T). Given this, numerous scientific studies focus on the health effects and have demonstrated that certain magnetic fields have positive influence on our skeleton systems. Therefore, SMF is considered as a potential physical therapy to improve bone healing and keep bones healthy nowadays. Here, we review the mechanisms of effects of SMF on bone tissue, ranging from physical interactions, animal studies to cellular studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)146-152
Number of pages7
JournalProgress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Volume114
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2014

Keywords

  • Bone
  • Bone cells
  • Magneto therapy
  • Static magnetic field

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