Subject: RE MRI safety?? (Stone)(Evans)..
Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 191237 -0600 (CST)
From: "Roy L. Beavers"
To: emfguru
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Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2000 17:57:44 -0500
From: John and Stella Evans
To: "Roy L. Beavers"
Subject: RE: MRI safety?? (Stone)..
Dear Janet, Roy et al,
I decided to send along to the whole gang what I found just recently,
rather tha just to Janet. I admit that I am way over my head, but perhaps
some of you might be able to "translate" further. First, I want to tell
you that I met Buryl Payne way back in the late 1960's or early 70's. We
were both involved with General Semantics. When I first started to
"perform" as a novice teacher (I had been in the retail furniture business
for nearly twenty years), I needed some "gimmicks." I purchased from Buryl
a couple of Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) biofeedback machines to use in my
classroom. Later I bought two of his "Illusionators." Both are wonderful
devices to illustrate just how our language >>>measurably<<< affects our
bodies, and not just our brains. But that is another story.
I lost track of Buryl until just recently, when I found he is living in
California and is deeply involved in healing with magnets. Buryl Payne
holds graduate degrees in both Physics and Psychology. You can log onto
his Web site at: . Or, you can write to him at:
PsychoPhysics Labs, 1803 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
Although it is out of context from his book THE BODY MAGNETIC, the scanned
bit below may be of some help to you, Janet. (And, perhaps, to others.)
>From Chapter 9, Pages 184 -- 186.
Chemical Bonds and Quantum Physics
Besides hydrogen protons, carbon and phosphorus and many other atomic
nuclei play important parts in body chemistry. These atomic nuclei are like
little spinning tops, and like tops, when they are knocked or hit a rough
spot on the floor, they can wobble erratically. In the presence of an
external magnetic field, these nuclei can straighten up and realign the way
they are supposed to be. Although the image of a spinning top is hardly
accurate, it does give a picture we can relate to. Both the atomic nuclei
and the outer electron spins can be altered by magnetic fields. As in the
case of hydrogen protons and atoms, chemical reactions that involve these
elements too can be altered by magnetic fields.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Research on magnetic resonance imaging has turned up another clue as to why
magnetic fields help the body heal. In MRI a strong magnetic field is
applied to the body which aligns the spins of atomic nuclei. Then a radio
wave of a specific frequency is directed at those spin aligned nuclei which
knocks them out of alignment by a slight amount, causing them to wobble or
precess. They usually come quickly back to their initial alignment position
and in the process of doing so they send out a radio wave signal which is
computer processed to develop a picture used by the MRI technician to
diagnose the condition of the body.
Depending on the condition of the person, and the strength, direction, and
polarity of the MRI field, the individual could be helped, or hindered in
the healing process. A report in Science News for June 19, 1988 is most
relevant for this topic. Ian Smith, a Canadian scientist found, that if
people had cancer, and had an MRI diagnosis, and if the nuclei were slow to
recover after being kicked out of alignment by a radio wave, then that
cancer would be more likely to spread.
This important observation supports the finding that cancer is helped to
heal by appropriate magnetic field treatment, and suggests that one of the
mechanisms of healing lies in proper realigning of the spins of atomic nuclei.
The application of a radio wave to disturb the spins seems like it would be
detrimental to the body. The author has talked with two people who reported
unpleasant feelings after MRI, but has not made any kind of study of people
who have received this treatment. It would seem that it would be important
to consider the principles discussed in this book and apply a final
magnetic field of a particular type that would help realign any nuclear
spins disturbed by the radio waves. This might be different in each case.
At 01:41 PM 02/04/2000 -0600, you wrote:
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>Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:02:10 -0700
>From: "Janet Stone, CFT"
>To: "Roy L. Beavers"
>Subject: RE: MRI's
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>
>Roy,
>
>I thought I'd share an experience I had a few years ago and see if any of
>the readers have any explanations.
>
>I have a genetic defect which causes intracellular calcium to build up
>resulting in myotonia (delayed relaxation of muscles) and malignant
>hyperthermia. After a car accident my insurance company wanted an MRI of
>the cervical spine. I was very hesitant because of my natural sensitivity
>to electromagnetic fields. Everyone assured me it was perfectly safe, so
>I scheduled the MRI.
>
>I was not nervous during the scan...in fact I had dozed off in spite of the
>loud clacking. About 20 minutes into the scan I was jolted awake by a sharp
>pain shooting down my right arm. I stayed relaxed, breathed deeply, and
>waited to see what would happen (it felt very much like being shocked by an
>electric fence). Next I became very nauseas, started feeling a cramping
>sensation in my chest, and then I lost all sensation from my chest down.
>I asked the technician to stop the scan. By the time they pulled me out
>of the machine my jaw was almost clamped shut. It took a few minutes for
>the paralysis to go away and I was able to walk without help. The
>technicians were convinced I'd had an anxiety attack (yeah right...in my
>sleep!) and wanted to sedate me. I refused and went home.
>
>For several days I was sore and felt like I'd been hit by a truck. I
>called GE, who made the unit at the hospital, and their doctor claimed
>they'd never heard of such a reaction. I talked to someone who was
>involved in researching safety of MRI's, and he acted like it was also an
>anxiety reaction. Finally I read a few obscure studies about people with
>certain chronic illnesses and disturbed electrolytes reacting similarly to
>the scans. Apparently an electrical field can build up and cause a shock.
>
>My insurance company refused to pay for extended treatment for my hernia ted
>disk because I was not willing to retry the scan. I wondered if an
>open-sided MRI would have the same affect. I even asked the MRI center
>if I could be grounded with a copper wire. No one knows and they all
>think I'm a little nuts.
>
>I was never told of any possible side effects of an MRI scan, so either it's
>extremely rare, or they're covering up the reactions and attributing them to
>panic attacks.
>
>If any of you have insights or ideas, I'd love to hear them.
>
>Janet Stone
>Loveland, CO
>
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