A blind study of the efficacy and safety of Ionized Textile in the Treatment of Chronic Osteoarthritis and Chronic Fatique Syndrome

A blind study was performed on 20 patients with chronic osteoarthritis and chronic fatigue syndrome. The study was done between November 18, 2005 and March 1, 2006 at the BodyMed Institute, Beckingen. The principal investigator was Dr. G. Dienhart-Schneider.

Study Design

• 20 patients age 13-64 with the above mentioned symtoms underwent a complete physical examination, consistent of history, bloodwork, EKG, and measurement of body’s vital energy based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
• The Korean TCM instrument was used to measure the 12 major meridians of the body.
• The purpose of the study was explained to the patients in detail.
• Patients received ionized mattress covers to sleep on for 4 weeks.
• After 4 weeks, the patients returned to BodyMed Institute to be examined as before the first visit.
• After one week, the patients received without knowing, a NON-ionized mattress cover to sleep on for 4 weeks.
• After completion, the patients were examined as it was done in previous visits.

The blind test was necessary in order to eliminate the placebo effect.

After the first four weeks the following trends were observed

• Improved energy levels.
• Improved back and neck discomfort.
• Physiological improvements such as nervousness and hyperactivity were observed.
• Improved quality of sleeping – continuous night sleep, less nocturia (urination during the night, urge to leave the bed), and less cold feeling.
• Improved healing parameters in the blood.
• Improved hyperkinetic irregularities in heart rhythm, as seen on EKG examination

After 1 week skip and 4 weeks sleep on NON - ionised mattress cover the following was observed

• The energy level (subjective explanation and through TCM Diagram) was drastically reduced.
• Patients had again back pain, patients complained about being nervous again and patients experienced reduced sleep quality.

Summary of Study

The use of the ionized mattress cover showed improvements of ill feeling symptoms, and also noticeable improvements in energy and chronic discomfort level. It appears that in addition, laboratory tests clearly showed in some patients improved infectious fighting parameters. The minimal psycho-vegetative caused arrhythmias had disappeared, as seen on EKG examinations. Therefore, the product can be identified as having health benefits.