Earth & Immune Series, Part 4 - Wound Healing

Grounding can accelerate the body’s ability to heal itself. While the idea might sound unconventional to some, the clinical data is there. Two cases, one from a Tour de France cyclist and another from a diabetic patient with a chronic wound, offers cool, visual examples of how rapidly tissue can recover when the body is reconnected to Earth’s surface electrons.

The first comes from Dr. Jeff Spencer, former Olympic cyclist and medical advisor to the USA Tour de France team. One of his athletes sustained a race injury during the Tour. Instead of relying solely on conventional methods, Spencer applied grounding electrode patches immediately. Photos taken on Day 2 of grounding show an unusually rapid recovery: very little redness, barely any swelling, and almost no visible inflammation. The rider raced the next day.

This implies deeper changes in inflammatory signaling. Acute injuries typically involve a predictable cascade: capillary dilation, fluid buildup, and a flood of immune cells. But when the body is grounded, these processes seem to resolve faster.

The second example is just as cool. An 84-year-old diabetic woman had been battling a non-healing wound near her ankle for eight months. The injury started as a blister from a poorly fitted boot and progressed to an open sore that resisted all standard treatment. Imaging showed poor blood flow in the lower legs, common in diabetics, and her pain and limping were constant. Wound specialists had exhausted their options.

Then grounding was introduced. Each day, the patient sat for 30 minutes with a conductive electrode patch near the wound. After the first session, she reported a noticeable drop in pain. By Day 7, pain was down 80%, and her limp had disappeared. Circulation visibly improved, with pinker skin tone and healthy tissue regeneration. By the end of Week 2, the wound was completely closed and the surrounding tissue looked viable again. No limp. No pain.

These intereresting examples suggest that grounding restores electrical equilibrium across tissue layers and rapidly alters pain perception and blood flow. Grounding isn’t magic. It’s physics. And when applied correctly, it can change how we recover.

As always, if you’re interested in learning more about grounding, check out Earth & Water.

Reference:

Oschman JL, Chevalier G, Brown R. The effects of grounding (earthing) on inflammation, the immune response, wound healing, and prevention and treatment of chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. J Inflamm Res. 2015 Mar 24;8:83-96. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S69656. PMID: 25848315; PMCID: PMC4378297.