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Magnetic Therapy Gives Pain Relief

The idea of using magnetic therapy forIn the Journal of Alternative and
therapeutic purposes started thousandsComplementary Medicine there was a study
of years ago in Greece. It can increaseconducted by researchers at the
blood flow and increase the oxygen levelUniversity of Virginia that looked into
in the body, which will alleviate thethe effectiveness of magnetic therapy on
pain in the treated area. So itpatients suffering from fibromyalgia
shouldn't come as a surprise thatpain. People with fibromyalgia suffer
athletes such as Bill Romanowski andfrom musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and
Steve Atwater have resorted to magneticmultiple tender points. Two percent of
therapy to get some pain relief. Thethe population suffers from
American public has also decided to usefibromyalgia. The 6-month study was
this alternative, non-invasive healingconducted on 94 patients suffering from
technique. One out of 1,000 Americanfibromyalgia to test the effectiveness
homes use magnetic therapeutic products.of magnetic sleep pads. They were
Companies that sell magneticrandomly placed into 4 groups. The
therapeutic products say that Americanfirst group used sleep pads with fake
consumers will spend more than $500magnets. Another group was asked to
million on these items this year. Somestick to their normal treatment routine
athletes are even endorsing brand-namethat didn't involve magnetic therapy. A
magnetic therapeutic products. The usethird group used magnetic sleep pads
of these products is even more popularthat exposed their entire body to a low,
in other parts of the world. One out ofuniform magnetic field. The last group
7 Japanese homes and 1 out of 10 Germanused magnetic sleep pads that used
homes use these products. There aremagnets that varied in intensity. At
many magnetic products available thatthe end of the 6 month study, it was
can treat many conditions. A magneticdetermined that the two groups that used
mattress pad can provide relief frommagnetic therapy did show improvement in
insomnia, joint pain, muscle spasm andoutcome scores of pain intensity level,
fibromyalgia. Magnetic insoles cannumber of tender points on the body and
alleviate painful inflammation resultingfunctional status. The other two groups
from bone spurs. Magnetic wraps can bedid not show the same type of
used to relieve lower back pain,improvement.
arthritic joints and inflamed tendons.Researchers from the Peninsula Medical
Magnetic bracelets can be used to helpSchool conducted a magnetic therapy
with carpal tunnel syndrome. There havestudy on 194 patients with
been studies that indicate that thereosteoarthritis of the hip or knee. For
are positive benefits to using magnetic12 weeks, these test subjects were
therapy.required to wear either a standard
At the Baylor College of Medicine inmagnetic bracelet, a weak magnetic
Houston, a double blind study wasbracelet, or a non-magnetic bracelet.
conducted to determine the effects ofThe standard magnetic group had a
authentic magnetic devices and placeboreduction in pain that was not matched
devices on the knee pain of 50 adultby the other two groups. The results
patients. The knee pain was attributedfor the non-magnetic and weak magnet
to the poliovirus they contracted whengroups were similar. These results
they were kids. This study concludedindicate that the magnetic strength of
that the 29 patients who used thethe bracelet is also important.
authentic magnetic devices had a greaterBut as of today, the U.S. Food and Drug
reduction in pain than the 21 patientsAdministration (FDA) has not yet
who used the placebo devices.approved of magnetic therapy.



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