The article concluded that magnets did reduce pain significantly for the test group.
Is the acceptance of the health magic in magnets something new? While it is for most tradition minded people in the United States, the Chinese have long included magnetic therapy along with non-traditional disciplines (by Western standards) such as acupuncture, in their inventory of health aids. The earliest evidence of magnetic therapy being practiced in the Western world dates to the sixteenth century. It's been around for a while.
Part of the surge in recent popularity can be traced to the development of rare earth magnets that are a hundred times more powerful than those available a hundred years ago. The comparatively expensive rare earth magnets are offered by suppliers in their flagship products while many of the cheaper therapeutic aids rely on the more common ferrite magnets.
What are some of the uses? Relief of back pain, diabetic neuropathy, headache, joint problems, hair loss, malaria, prostrate problems, cancer, arthritis, sleep disorders, pet ailments, impotence…. You name it; someone will sell you something to cure it. (For relief of impotence, you carry the magnets in your front pocket.)
There are a multitude of claims, generally couched in careful language to avoid running afoul of the FDA. A typical promo assures the reader that a mattress pad fitted with therapeutic magnets restores energy to counteract force fields from computers, electricity and television. The contention is that these fields disrupt cell structure and the magnets make it right again. continue... How does |
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