Intravenous magnesium therapy may provide "remarkable" benefit to children with moderate to severe asthma, according to a new double-blind placebo-controlled study.
Researchers administered a single dose of magnesium sulfate or a placebo (saline solution) to 30 children experiencing moderate to severe exacerbations in their asthma.
The children ranged in age from 6 to 18 years old.
Immediately following the infusion, the magnesium group had a significantly greater percentage of absolute improvement from baseline in each of the following parameters:
The improvement was greater at 110 minutes:
In addition, 50% of the patients who received intravenous magnesium were discharged to their homes versus none of those who received the placebo.
Researchers conclude that, "Children treated with 40 mg/kg of intravenous magnesium sulfate for moderate to severe asthma showed remarkable improvement in short-term pulmonary function."
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine October 2000;154:979-983
I am absolutely delighted to see a published study on a therapy that I have been using for well over five years. I will rarely use it for children however. I have recently come to the conclusion that inserting a needle into a child should rarely be done. There is do much of a risk of long-term psycho emotional trauma that will be very difficult to reverse later in life. If there is a life-threatening situation, as asthma can occasionally be, then an IV is absolutely appropriate.
This is an intervention that works incredibly well for adults. My experience is that it is effective in well over 80% of the people I use it for. The IV clearly does not work for everyone. I also add some hydrochloric acid to the mixture, which really enhances the IV effectiveness by some non-specific stimulation of the immune system, perhaps related to activation of lymphocytes, neutrophils and cytokines.
This IV also works incredibly well for colds, the flu, bronchitis and most viral syndromes. However, this is an intervention that a licensed physician will have to provide however. Physicians who are interested in my protocol can click here. I also list some other options for those who do not have access to this IV.
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