A POSSIBLE PHYSICAL MECHANISM IN THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS WITH EXTERNALLY APPLIED PICOTESLA MAGNETIC FIELDS

Authors

  • Jerry I Jacobson Ph.D.
  • William S Yamanashi Ph.D.

Abstract

The recent clinical studies describing the treatment of some neurological disorders with an externally applied picoTesla (10-2 Tesla, or 10-8 gauss) magnetic field are considered from a physical view point. An equation relating the intrinsic (or "rest") energy of a charged particle of mass m with its energy of interaction in an externally applied magnetic field B is presented. The equation represents an initial basic physical interaction as a part of a more complex biological mechanism to explain the therapeutic effects of externally applied magnetic fields in these and other neurologic disorders.

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