Magnetic Therapy

A Quick Look at Magnetic Therapy

Magnetic therapy is rapidly becoming popular. However, a lot of controversy surrounds this treatment especially. This is primarily because good and reliable research on this area is extremely hard to find. And since there are so many people who are looking for a way to cure their pain, there are several swindlers who view this as an opportunity for exploitation. This is why the government is cracking down hard on those who are trying to sell devices for magnetic therapy. However, just because it can’t be proven yet doesn’t mean it doesn’t work. There are people who attest that Magnetic Therapy does work.

What is magnetic therapy?

Magnetic Therapy involves the use of magnets to relieve acute and chronic pain. The most common application for it is on magnetic bracelets, anklets, and bands worn over the area that is said to be painful. Magnetic mattresses and pillows have also been designed to induce continuous sleep, promote relaxation, and prevent insomnia.

Magnetic therapy claims that, since blood’s hemoglobin contains materials that can be manipulated through magnet, these magnetic items can actually improve the flow of blood in that area. At first glance, this might seem reasonable. But scientists say that the amount of magnetic power in the magnetic items being sold in some outlets is not strong enough to elicit change in the body’s circulation.

With a bit of outstanding logic, some people have also said that magnetic therapy can’t possibly be real because, if it was supposed to make people relax, then anyone subjected to MRI should be out like a log.

But then again, some researchers have conducted a study and given one group magnetic items and compared it with another group that didn’t. The results showed that the pain of those with magnetic items was relieved more than those without magnetic items. The results are inconclusive. There isn’t enough data to say that magnets do work but not enough data to discount it. Some scientists even say that there is little difference between magnets and placebos.

Magnetic Therapy and Pain Relief

Those that sell magnetic therapy items claim that it can treat everything from cancer to the littlest of joint pains and muscle pains.  Magnetic therapy, particularly that of bracelets and anklets, is especially recommended for rheumatism, arthritis, and fibromyalgia. It is also said that it is able to reduce stress and treat insomnia, and the magnetic mattresses and pillows are the ones recommended for this.