"The list of players who have ended up on the injured reserve in recent years is so long, so star-studded that the San Francisco 49ers faithful have had it. They've resorted to online conspiracy theories. The low-frequency electromagnetic waves produced by a power plant neighboring Levi's Stadium are apparently to blame for the 49ers' injury woes, a recent viral social media thread alleges."
"As a sports orthopedic surgeon at UC San Francisco, he has used them before. To help treat injuries, ranging from rotator cuff tears to bone fractures. There is definitely at least basic science research that suggests electromagnetic fields can potentially help healing, Pandya said. Unless you're sitting in a lab and overexposing yourself, the (idea) that it would be detrimental and affect an entire team would be pretty remarkable."
San Francisco 49ers have suffered a long, high-profile string of injuries that prompted fans and some players to blame low-frequency electromagnetic waves from a power plant adjacent to Levi's Stadium. A viral social media post tied a massive electrical substation next to the stadium and practice fields to the team's injuries after George Kittle tore his Achilles. Dr. Nirav Pandya, a sports orthopedic surgeon at UC San Francisco, acknowledged basic science indicating electromagnetic fields can affect the body and can aid healing in controlled therapeutic settings. He said ambient exposure harming an entire team would be highly unlikely. The viral post by Peter Cowan reached millions and attracted widespread attention.
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