The first research on the potential effects of grounding on human physiology and health began in the 1990s, driven by Drs. Karol and Pawel Sokal in Poland, along with Clint Ober in the United States.
Over time, new work has indicated interesting findings on how it might influence the body's electrical state, blood dynamics, and certain processes linked to the body's natural regulation and recovery.
One of the main hypotheses behind grounding is that it facilitates the passage of electrons from the Earth to the body. Inflammation is known to be related to free radicals, and electrons can help neutralize them. In fact, this electron-donating capacity is one of the bases of the antioxidant effect.
In both grounding studies and the reported experience of thousands of users, improvements related to pain reduction repeatedly appear. While this does not constitute definitive proof, it does represent a relevant indication that there might be a relationship with the reduction of inflammatory processes. Many of the published studies point in that direction.
Below you will find a selection of studies conducted to date. You can consult each one to learn more about their findings.
Grounding Studies
- Earthing Improves Sleep Quality in Mild Alzheimer's Patients: A Pilot Study 2022
- How Localized Grounding Combined with Conductive Skincare Improves the Outcomes of Traditional Facial Care? 2021
- A double-blind randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Jing Advanced Clinical Massage and Earthing as interventions in the treatment of chronic low back pain 2021
- The Effects of Grounding on Meditation Quality: Preliminary Report 2019 (Abstract)
- Sleep Efficacy in Recovery after Intensive Eccentric Muscle Loading (2019)
- The effects of Grounding on pain and general quality of life of bodyworkers: a randomized controlled trial 2019
- Earthing of Hypertensive Patients Improves Blood Pressure: A Clinical Case Study 2018
- Effects of Grounding on Massage Therapists 2018
- EEG Signal Classification for Body-Earthing Application (2018)
- Electrical Grounding Improves Vagal Tone in Premature Infants (2017) View Study Charts Here
- Effects of Grounding on Body Voltage and Current in the Presence of Electromagnetic Fields (2016)
- Health Effects of Alkaline Diet and Water Reduction of Digestive Tract Bacterial Load and Grounding (2016)
- Grounding after moderate eccentric contractions reduces muscle damage (2015)
- One-hour contact with the Earth's surface (grounding) improves inflammation and blood flow: a randomized, double-blind pilot study, 2015
- The effect of human body grounding on mood (2015)
- Connecting the human body to a yoga mat during exercise reduces blood viscosity (2015)
- Experimental study on the immediate effect of direct barefoot contact with the earth on prehypertension (2015)
- Grounding the human body improves facial blood flow regulation (2014)
- Differences in blood urea and creatinine concentrations between grounded and ungrounded subjects during cycling exercise and recovery (2013)
- Grounding the human body reduces blood viscosity, an important factor in cardiovascular diseases (2013)
- Grounding the human organism influences bioelectrical processes 2012
- Emotional stress, heart rate variability, grounding, and improved autonomic tone: clinical applications (2011)
- Grounding the human body influences physiological processes 2011. Editorial: Chronic diseases: Are we missing something?
- Pilot study on the effect of grounding on delayed onset muscle soreness (2010)
- Grounding effects in Lewis rats 2010
- Changes in pulse rate, respiratory rate, blood oxygenation, perfusion index, skin conductance, and their variability induced during and after grounding human subjects for 40 minutes (2010)
- The effect of grounding on human physiology, part 2 (2007)
- The effect of grounding on human physiology, part 1 (2006)
- The effectiveness of a conductive patch and a conductive bed pad in reducing induced voltage in the human body through grounding (2005)
- The biological effects of human body grounding during sleep, as measured by cortisol levels and subjective reports of sleep, pain, and stress 2004
- Thermography Case Histories 2004-2005
- Initial grounding experimentation by Clint Ober, 2000 (as part of a brief historical review of grounding)
Grounding Review Articles
- Integrative and lifestyle medicine strategies should include grounding: A review of scientific evidence and clinical observations, 2020
- Electric Nutrition: The Surprising Health and Healing Benefits of Biological Grounding. Altern Ther Health Med. , September 2017;23(5):8-16.
- Prevention and treatment of flu, flu-like illnesses, and the common cold using herbal, complementary, and natural therapies (2017)
- Effects of Grounding on Inflammation, Immune Response, Wound Healing, and Prevention and Treatment of Chronic Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases (2015)
- Biophysics of Human Body Grounding, in Bioelectromagnetic and Subtle Energy Medicine (CRC Press), 2015
- Health implications of reconnecting the human body to Earth's surface electrons (2012)
- The neuromodulatory role of Grounding (2011)
Grounding Commentaries
- Rx Earth – The Original Painkiller! James Oschman, Ph.D., Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D., Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
- Essential for Women: Your Body, Your Health: Connecting Your Rhythms to the Earth. James Oschman, Ph.D., Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D.
- Understanding Grounding. James Oschman, Ph.D., Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D.
- The Earth's Surface Electrical Potential: Summary of Current Understanding: Gaétan Chevalier, Ph.D.
- Can Electrons Act as Antioxidants? Review and Commentary: James Oschman, Ph.D.
- Charge Transfer in the Living Matrix: James Oschman, Ph.D.
- Perspective: Imagine a Spherical Cow: The Role of Free or Mobile Electrons in Bodywork, Energy, and Movement Therapies: James Oschman, Ph.D.
- Tired? Let Grounding Recharge Your Battery.
- Grounding vs. "Good" and "Bad" Free Radicals: Dr. James Oschman
- Grounding speeds athletic recovery and reduces muscle damage and inflammation.
- Grounding, Inflammation, and Aging: Something to Think About: Dr. Gaétan Chevalier
- Matteo Tavera: A French Naturalist's View on the Importance of "Natural Electricity" for Life.
- 2018 Integrative Medicine Congress Grounding Poster.
- Adolf Just (1859-1936).
- Fred Vlès: Les Conditions Biologiques crées par les propriétés électriques de l’atmosphère – Le comportement des organismes électriquement connectés au sol, ou isolés de celui-ci