Use of magnet therapy to heal an abdominal wound: a case study.
Complementary therapies, in particular magnet therapy, may have benefits to offer in healing chronic wounds. This case study involves a 51 year old paraplegic woman with an abdominal wound that had been present for one year. Traditional approaches to wound care had not achieved complete healing. Prior to surgical intervention, the patient consented to the application of magnet therapy over her usual wound dressing. In one month, the wound completely healed. On the basis of this case, further investigation of magnet therapy for wound healing appears to be warranted.
Toledo Hospital, Ohio, USA.
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D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000628:therapy*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D000529:Complementary Therapies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications; D014945:Wound Healing