Rusovan A, Kanje M
Department of Zoophysiology, University of Lund, Sweden.
Exp Neurol. 1991 Jun;112(3):312-6. doi: 10.1016/0014-4886(91)90132-v.
The effect of sinusoidal magnetic field stimulation on regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve was studied. Rats were exposed, after crush lesioning of the nerve, between a pair of Helmholtz coils to a 50 Hz magnetic field of 0.2 mT or 0.4 mT, respectively. Regeneration of the sciatic nerve was measured by the "pinch test," or by immunocytochemical staining for neurofilaments 1 to 6 days after the crush lesion. Intermittent stimulation (4 h/day) at 0.2 mT did not affect regeneration, while continuous stimulation with the same field enhanced regeneration distances measured at Days 1, 2, and 3. Intermittent stimulation with 0.4 mT increased regeneration distances in 3-day regenerated nerves. In the rats exposed continuously to 0.4 mT regeneration was higher in all groups (1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 days). This field enhanced the regeneration velocity by 21%. Pretreatment for 7 days with continuous stimulation either at 0.2 mT or at 0.4 mT did not affect regeneration of the sciatic nerve after a crush lesion.
