How does Magnetic Resonance Therapy work?
Hydrogen nuclei in human tissues behave like small magnets, which spin around their own polar axes. The positions of these spin axes in space are usually random, so that molecules containing hydrogen do not exhibit external magnetic characteristics.
However, when such molecules (for example cartilage tissue in a human body) are subjected to a nearly homogenous (static) magnetic field, the spin axes of the hydrogen nuclei (protons) align parallel to the magnetic field and precess at a frequency, known as the Larmor frequency. This frequency depends upon the strength of the external magnetic field.
If the hydrogen atom is also subjected to an electromagnetic field that oscillates at the Larmor frequency, the field can transfer energy to the proton by inverting its spin direction. When the field is turned off, the proton spin decay back to its original direction and gives off the acquired energy to the surrounding tissues.
If the electromagnetic field is turned on and off repeatedly, energy is transferred from the therapeutic appliance to the tissue. In the case of cartilage-producing cells (chondrocytes), information stimulating renewed synthetic activity is transferred, leading to regeneration of damaged cells.
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Arthritis & sports injuries for patients PDFFurther information physicians interested in the use of MBST® in their practice is found in the following document:
