The effects of static magnetic fields on bone

Jian Zhang; Chong Ding; Li Ren; Yimin Zhou; Peng Shang

doi:10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2014.02.001

The effects of static magnetic fields on bone

Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2014 May;114(3):146-52. doi: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2014.02.001. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Authors

Jian Zhang¹, Chong Ding¹, Li Ren¹, Yimin Zhou¹, Peng Shang²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.
² Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China. Electronic address: shangpeng@nwpu.edu.cn.

PMID: 24556024
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2014.02.001

Abstract

All the living beings live and evolve under geomagnetic field (25-65 μT). Besides, opportunities for human exposed to different intensities of static magnetic fields (SMF) in the workplace have increased progressively, such SMF range from weak magnetic field (<1 mT), moderate SMF (1 mT-1 T) to high SMF (>1 T). Given this, numerous scientific studies focus on the health effects and have demonstrated that certain magnetic fields have positive influence on our skeleton systems. Therefore, SMF is considered as a potential physical therapy to improve bone healing and keep bones healthy nowadays. Here, we review the mechanisms of effects of SMF on bone tissue, ranging from physical interactions, animal studies to cellular studies.

Keywords: Bone; Bone cells; Magneto therapy; Static magnetic field.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Bone and Bones* / cytology
Bone and Bones* / physiology
Humans
Magnetic Field Therapy
Magnetic Fields* / adverse effects
Models, Animal