Magnets are suppose to be helpful in overcoming pain because they repolarize the cells of the body.
2006-09-04 06:42:11 · 8 answers · asked by Retarded Dave 5 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
hmm interesting question.. first of all, ask yourself what effect magnets.. 1. metals 2. current
current is a movement of positive (+) and negative (-) ions through a medium. our body consists of positive and negative ions n the medium is our blood. just like the normal electric current. even in the seas, there are current. so yes! magnets do affect us..
everyone of us need magnetism. due to the earth aging, earth itself is losing its own magnetism so we are affected. so to counter this prob, we make use of medical magnets.
to be qualify as a medical magnet, it has to be about 550 gauss to 1300 gauss. btw, magnets have 3 categories.. 1. Industrial Magnet (550 gauss or less) 2. Normal Magnet (20 gauss or less) 3. Medical Magnet
Fleming Left Hand Rule.. Familiar?.. so yea, its all scientific. it can affect our body because we do have 'current' in our body. i urge to everyone not to take magnetic therapy as nonsense. i urge to everyone to read more about it. perhaps seeing is believing, so go and try it or ask around those who have use magnetic therapy what is the feeling. do email me at fyrdaus_is@yahoo.com if you want to know more about it
2006-09-05 06:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by fyrdaus 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your cells do not need "repolarizing". That's just a bunch of pseudoscientific hogwash! They were never "polarized" to begin with, and they can't be "polarized" anyway!
Your body is not sensitive to magnetic fields. If it were, you'd feel something in an MRI machine, which uses magnetic forces 10,000 times greater than any of these stupid magnets for "healing". Don't be a fool, save your money for something that really works!
2006-09-04 14:21:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is demonstrably nonsense and non-science. Paradoxically, people that believe in the "healing power of magnets" are also the most likely to believe that living directly under an electric power line is bad for you, yet the magnetic field intensities below power lines and those from a magnet worn on the body are the same.
Benjamin Franklin once conducted an experiment to measure the efficacy of magnets as healers for back pain; He sat people in bath-tubs full of warm water that were lined either with magnets or with pieces of wood painted to look like magnets. The "healing powers" of the pieces of wood were every bit as good as the magnets.
But this little piece of pseudoscience certainly has staying power, and is making a lot of people a lot of money!
This is also so easy to test for yourself! Get a magnet and tape it to the back of your right hand. Now jab a needle into the back of each hand briefly. See if the one with the magnet stops hurting any quicker!
2006-09-04 07:19:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scientific tests of magnetic therapy for various disorders have concluded that there is no health benefit from magnetic fields in those cases. Under FDA regulations, it is illegal to market a magnet therapy product in the United States that claims to treat any "significant" condition (such as cancer, HIV, AIDS, asthma, arthritis, or rheumatism)
No magnet healing product manufacturers have demonstrated scientifically that they achieve what they claim, and most cannot even agree on what exactly the magnetic fields do. Some claim that the magnets help to circulate the blood by some interaction with the iron in hemoglobin, a major component of red blood cells. However, in its ionized form, iron is not ferromagnetic and cannot be affected by magnets.
The typical magnet used is not strong enough to have a lasting effect on muscle tissue, bones, blood vessels, or organs. Some people working in physics research work for hours per day with their whole body immersed in magnetic fields far stronger than those from the bracelets, and there is no evidence they are more or less healthy than their peers.
2006-09-04 06:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by Andy S 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. If magnets were that good, everyone would want an MRI to feel better. FYI, MRIs use extremely strong magnets 1.0-1.5 Tesla. The magnetic bracelets have about the same magnetic power as a refrigerator magnet.
2006-09-05 02:31:30 · answer #5 · answered by Steve R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnet Therapy by Lawrence and Rosch is an excellent discussion of magnets and how they can be used in medicine, by two doctors that specialize in pain treatment.
Alibris.com can probably find you a copy.
2006-09-05 00:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it works only
if patient believes strongly
that it will work
ie... it works through MIND
2006-09-04 07:21:55 · answer #7 · answered by healer 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It helped me with my back pain and helped my uncle with his knee pain. I am skeptical of all of the claims they make though.
2006-09-04 06:48:57 · answer #8 · answered by msuzyq 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋