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Static magnets for reducing pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials

Max H. Pittler, MD PhD, Elizabeth M. Brown, BSc and Edzard Ernst, MD PhD

From Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter and Plymouth, Exeter, UK (all authors)


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  		Figure 1: Selection of studies for meta-analysis. In addition to the 9 studies included in the meta-analysis of weighted mean difference, 16 studies were analyzed by standardized mean difference.

 

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  		Figure 2: Effects of static magnets for treating pain. The outcome is the weighted mean difference in pain reduction (relative to baseline) on a 100-mm visual analogue scale, with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The vertical line represents no difference between magnets and placebo. SD = standard deviation.