the origins of magnets in medicinal uses
2006-09-18 22:18:30 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous 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 medical magnets as nonsense or scam. 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 medical magnetic therapy what is the feeling. i personally have seen my close ones benefiting from this. do email me at fyrdaus_is@yahoo.com if you want to know more about it
2006-09-19 08:28:58 · answer #1 · answered by fyrdaus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In MRI scanning, magnetic fields can be used to map out the inside of organisms quite harmlessly. Magnets as such have no medicinal effect whatsoever. Simpyl put, the molecules in your body really don't care about magnetic fields.
2006-09-18 22:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by SonniS 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you mean those bracelets with magnets on that are supposed to help arthritis or whatever - I'm afraid they're a scam, there's no evidence for them working whatsoever, but because they not a drug they don't have to go through the same rigorous testing and authentication that most medicines do.
Rawlyn.
2006-09-18 22:48:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only actual use of magnets in medicine is in MRI machines (magnetic resonance imaging)
According to practitioners of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) they cure everything..........................NOT!
Here is an excellent brief review
http://www.csicop.org/si/2006-04/magnet-therapy.html
2006-09-19 05:45:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Magnetic bracelets are very important to certain sectors. If enough people waste their money on them the purveyors can retire without ever having to work. This is my sarcastic way of saying, "Snake oil scam".
Vaya con DIOS
2006-09-20 04:27:15 · answer #5 · answered by chrisbrown_222 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnets are used in MRIs.
2006-09-20 06:43:28 · answer #6 · answered by Steve R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An excellent reference and history may be read in Magnet Therapy by Dr Lawrence and Dr Rosch.
Available on Alibris.com if you can't find it locally.
2006-09-18 23:52:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
In MRI's
2006-09-18 22:20:46 · answer #8 · answered by Einsteininium 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
eeeerrr... 12 ? NOOOOO, ill change that.. 157 ..
2006-09-18 22:31:37 · answer #9 · answered by tariq k 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋