Electrifying therapy for kidney stones: Amusement park and bungee jumping!
Researchers at Michigan State University simulated the human body by making an artificial human kidney model out of clear silicone gel and loaded it up with real kidney stones. By keeping their kidney device in a backpack, they rode the roller coaster. Backpack was assured to be positioned at a kidney height.
On taking total of 20 rides they noticed that front seating on the roller coaster resulted in a passage rate of 4 of 24 whereas rear seating on the roller coaster resulted in a passage rate of 23 of 36.
The therapy can work only for small stones. Any stone bigger than 4mm or 5mm could get stuck. Before trying, please see a doctor first.
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