Vanderbilt University Researchers use magnets successfully to treat chronic pain

Holcomb said the magnetic field therapy has so far been successful in a high percentage of pain cases.

In animal models as well as in patients with chronic pain, the new technology is proving to be as potent as drug therapy, but without the side effects, said Dr. Michael J. McLean, associate professor of neurology, who is collaborating with Holcomb on the study of the magnetic field technology.

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