ArticleJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2010
Pilot study on the effect of grounding on delayed-onset muscle soreness.
Article in Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 16 papers.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Grounded Brain: How Sleeping Grounded (Earthing) Affects Cognition and Personal Perceptions in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease (MCI/AD)
The Effect of Grounding on Leg Cramps, Sleep, Fatigue, Anxiety, and Quality of Life During Pregnancy
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Earthing (grounding) the human body reduces blood viscosity-a major factor in cardiovascular disease.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2013Trial
- Earthing the human body influences physiologic processes.Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2011Trial
- Earthing as a Supportive Therapy for Post-Spinal Surgery Recovery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Fiat Lux: Light and Pedagogy for the 21st Century.Annals of neurosciences · 2023Article
- Grounding - The universal anti-inflammatory remedy.Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Illnesses in technologically advanced societies due to lack of grounding (earthing).Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Grounding (earthing) as related to electromagnetic hygiene: An integrative review.Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- Practical applications of grounding to support health.Biomedical journal · 2023Review
- The Impact of Grounding in Running Shoes on Indices of Performance in Elite Competitive Athletes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of Grounded Sleeping on Recovery After Intensive Eccentric Muscle Loading.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Tibial nerve stimulation with a miniature, wireless stimulator in chronic peripheral neuropathic pain.Journal of pain research · 2017Article
- Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage.Open access journal of sports medicine · 2015Article
- The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.Journal of inflammation research · 2015Article
- Analysis of the charge exchange between the human body and ground: evaluation of "earthing" from an electrical perspective.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2014Article
- Earthing: health implications of reconnecting the human body to the Earth's surface electrons.Journal of environmental and public health · 2012Review
- Chronic disease: are we missing something?Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2011Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectivesThe purpose of this pilot study was to determine whether there are markers that can be used to study the effects of grounding on delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS). DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: Eight (8) healthy subjects were exposed to an eccentric exercise that caused DOMS in gastrocnemius muscles of both legs. Four (4) subjects were grounded with electrode patches and patented conductive sheets connected to the earth. Four (4) control subjects were treated identically, except that the grounding systems were not connected to the earth. OUTCOME MEASURES: Complete blood counts, blood chemistry, enzyme chemistry, serum and saliva cortisols, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy and pain levels were taken at the same time of day before the eccentric exercise and 24, 48, and 72 hours afterwards. Parameters consistently differing by 10% or more, normalized to baseline, were considered worthy of further study.
resultsParameters that differed by these criteria included white blood cell counts, bilirubin, creatine kinase, phosphocreatine/inorganic phosphate ratios, glycerolphosphorylcholine, phosphorylcholine, the visual analogue pain scale, and pressure measurements on the right gastrocnemius.
conclusionsIn a pilot study, grounding the body to the earth alters measures of immune system activity and pain. Since this is the first intervention that appears to speed recovery from DOMS, the pilot provides a basis for a larger study.
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