ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2014
Analysis of the charge exchange between the human body and ground: evaluation of "earthing" from an electrical perspective.
Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Earthing as a Supportive Therapy for Post-Spinal Surgery Recovery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Motion artifacts in capacitive ECG monitoring systems: a review of existing models and reduction techniques.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2024Review
- Advancements and Applications of Micro and Nanostructured Capacitive Sensors: A Review.Sensors and actuators. A, Physical · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate "earthing" from an electrical perspective through measurement and analysis of the naturally occurring electron flow between the human body or a control and ground as this relates to the magnitude of the charge exchange, the relationship between the charge exchange and body functions (respiration and heart rate), and the detection of other information that might be contained in the charge exchange.
methodsSensitive, low-noise instrumentation was designed and fabricated to measure low-level current flow at low frequencies. This instrumentation was used to record current flow between human subjects or a control and ground, and these measurements were performed approximately 40 times under varied circumstances. The results of these measurements were analyzed to determine if information was contained in the current exchange.
resultsThe currents flowing between the human body and ground were small (nanoamperes), and they correlated with subject motion. There did not appear to be any information contained in this exchange except for information about subject motion.
conclusionsThis study showed that currents flow between the environment (earth) and a grounded human body; however, these currents are small (nanoamperes) and do not appear to contain information other than information about subject motion.
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