[Analgesic effect induced by stimulation of rats brain with strong pulsed magnetic field: a preliminary study].
The Objective of this study was to determine whether stimulation on the brain of SD rats with strong pulsed magnetic field could produce analgesic effect. A stimulator of CADWELL (MES-10) was adopted in the study. The pain index used was the Tail Flick Latency (TFL) of rats. The stimulation parameters were: (1) the intensity percent (20%) and stimulation duration (7 min); (2) the intensity percent (30%) and stimulation duration (3 min). The results showed that the mean Acquired TFL change was 23% (P < 0.01) for the 20% intensity group, and 26% (P < 0.01) for the 30% intensity group.


CONCLUSIONS
These data indicate that the new method for analgesia is effective, and compared with other approaches to stimulation analgesia, this one is non-invasive, easy to operate, and less causative of discomfort.
Wang
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Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049.
Niu
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Shen
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Jiang
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D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017288:Pain Threshold; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley