Magnetic fields with alternating static fields are basically different from other magnetic field therapies. The wide spread applications are pulsed magnetic fields with coils. Gauss are used. In contrast to the magnetic foil, the entire volume of the human body is influenced. The local magnetic flux density is much weaker.
Regulative reactions are far less important.
Cellular resonant factors are of greater importance. Magnetic fields with coils are applied on bone nonunions and partly also in internal medicine. Due to the experiences of the outpatient department of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute magnetic foils with alternating static fields are applicable for the treatment of muscular tension, circulatory disturbances, hematomas, swellings, lumbago and sciatica, rheumatic complaints, disturbed scars and cicatricial keloids. Most of these diseases require also a large interaction depth. As already mentioned, it is therefore very important to pay great attention to the regulative connections.