Magnetic stimulation of knee – mathematical model

Abstract

Arthritis, the illness of the bones, is one of the diseases which especially attack the knee joint. Magnetic stimulation is a very promising treatment, although not very clear as to its physical background. Deals with the mathematical simulation of the therapeutical technique, i.e. the magnetic stimulation method. Considers the low-frequency magnetic field. To consider eddy currents one uses the pair of potentials: electric vector potentialT and magnetic scalar potential V . Since the problem is of low frequency and the electric conductivity of biological tissues is very small, consideration of electric vector potential only is quite satisfactory.