Clinical Test of Magnetic Back Belt for Back Pain Relief

By Batts Laboratories

A clinical study of Dr. Bakst Magnetics Super Back Belt was conducted in August 2007 by Marlowe J. Schneidkraut, Ph.D, D.A.B.T. and Charlotte Kiosea, Study Director, of Batts Laboratories, Inc.  The study shows that 28 volunteers with chronic back pain wore the Dr. Bakst Magnetics Super Back Belt for periods of 4 hours, 24 hours or 7 days.  The selected volunteers did not use any other analgesic, treatments or therapies during the study period and were in contact with the Study Director on a daily basis.  Each Dr. Bakst Magnetic Super Back Belt contained 28 neodymium, unipolar magnets with a total of 280,000 gauss power.  The belts are designed so that the negative poles of the magnets are positioned to face the body.  Each individual belt magnetic field density was verified using one Kilogaussmeter IDR-309 which was certified as calibrated.Before and after wearing the Dr. Bakst Magnetic Super Back Belt, the volunteers rated their level of pain on a comparative pain scale of 1 – 10.  A rating of 1 indicates only “very mild” pain (very light barely noticeable pain, like a mosquito bite or a poison ivy itch.)  A rating of 5 indicates very “distressing pain (Strong, deep, piercing pain, such as a sprained ankle when you stand on it wrong, or mild back pain. Not only do you notice the pain all the time, you are now so preoccupied with managing it that you normal lifestyle is curtailed.)  A rating of 8 indicates utterly horrible pain (Pain so intense you can no longer think clearly at all, and have often undergone severe personality change if the pain has been present for a long time. Suicide is frequently contemplated and sometimes tried).  And, a rating of 10 indicates “unimaginable” pain (Pain so intense you will go unconscious shortly. Those who have suffered a severe accident, such as a crushed hand, and lost consciousness as a result.  Most people have never experienced this level of pain.).Following application of the Dr. Bakst Magnetic Super Back Belt for four hours, twenty four hours, or seven days, all of the volunteers reported a significant reduction in of their back pain when compared to their pretreatment levels.  Moreover, the level of pain reported by the volunteers continuously decreased over time, thus indicating a benefit from increased exposure to the magnetic field.  The average pre-treatment and post-treatment pain scores for the volunteers are presented in Table 1 below.

Table 1: Effect of varying treatment times on the back pain scores.

Data are expressed as mean + standard deviation of the pain scores before and after treatment.  

Actual ratings are presented in the following tables:  

Volunteer Demographics

Total number enrolled: 30

Number Completed: 28

Age: 22 - 77

Gender: 16M, 12F

Ethnic Background: Caucasian 18, Hispanic 5, African American 2, Asian 3

At the conclusion of their study, Batt’s Laboratories concluded that:  "Application of the (Dr. Bakst Magnetic Super Back Belt) for four hours, twenty four hours, or seven days was associated with a significant reduction in the self-reported pain score when compared to pre-treatment values."