| The idea of using magnetic therapy for
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| | In the Journal of Alternative and
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| therapeutic purposes started thousands of
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| | Complementary Medicine there was a study
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| years ago in Greece. It can increase
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| | conducted by researchers at the
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| blood flow and increase the oxygen level
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| | University of Virginia that looked into
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| in the body, which will alleviate the
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| | the effectiveness of magnetic therapy on
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| pain in the treated area. So it
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| | patients suffering from fibromyalgia
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| shouldn't come as a surprise that
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| | pain. People with fibromyalgia suffer
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| athletes such as Bill Romanowski and
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| | from musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and
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| Steve Atwater have resorted to magnetic
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| | multiple tender points. Two percent of
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| therapy to get some pain relief. The
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| | the population suffers from fibromyalgia.
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| American public has also decided to use
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| | The 6-month study was conducted on 94
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| this alternative, non-invasive healing
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| | patients suffering from fibromyalgia to
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| technique. One out of 1,000 American
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| | test the effectiveness of magnetic sleep
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| homes use magnetic therapeutic products.
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| | pads. They were randomly placed into 4
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| Companies that sell magnetic therapeutic
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| | groups. The first group used sleep pads
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| products say that American consumers will
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| | with fake magnets. Another group was
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| spend more than $500 million on these
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| | asked to stick to their normal treatment
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| items this year. Some athletes are even
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| | routine that didn't involve magnetic
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| endorsing brand-name magnetic therapeutic
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| | therapy. A third group used magnetic
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| products. The use of these products is
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| | sleep pads that exposed their entire body
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| even more popular in other parts of the
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| | to a low, uniform magnetic field. The
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| world. One out of 7 Japanese homes and 1
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| | last group used magnetic sleep pads that
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| out of 10 German homes use these
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| | used magnets that varied in intensity.
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| products. There are many magnetic
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| | At the end of the 6 month study, it was
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| products available that can treat many
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| | determined that the two groups that used
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| conditions. A magnetic mattress pad can
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| | magnetic therapy did show improvement in
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| provide relief from insomnia, joint pain,
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| | outcome scores of pain intensity level,
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| muscle spasm and fibromyalgia. Magnetic
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| | number of tender points on the body and
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| insoles can alleviate painful
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| | functional status. The other two groups
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| inflammation resulting from bone spurs.
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| | did not show the same type of
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| Magnetic wraps can be used to relieve
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| | improvement.
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| lower back pain, arthritic joints and
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| | Researchers from the Peninsula Medical
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| inflamed tendons. Magnetic bracelets can
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| | School conducted a magnetic therapy study
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| be used to help with carpal tunnel
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| | on 194 patients with osteoarthritis of
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| syndrome. There have been studies that
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| | the hip or knee. For 12 weeks, these
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| indicate that there are positive benefits
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| | test subjects were required to wear
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| to using magnetic therapy.
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| | either a standard magnetic bracelet, a
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| At the Baylor College of Medicine in
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| | weak magnetic bracelet, or a non-magnetic
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| Houston, a double blind study was
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| | bracelet. The standard magnetic group
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| conducted to determine the effects of
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| | had a reduction in pain that was not
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| authentic magnetic devices and placebo
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| | matched by the other two groups. The
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| devices on the knee pain of 50 adult
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| | results for the non-magnetic and weak
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| patients. The knee pain was attributed
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| | magnet groups were similar. These
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| to the poliovirus they contracted when
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| | results indicate that the magnetic
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| they were kids. This study concluded
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| | strength of the bracelet is also
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| that the 29 patients who used the
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| | important.
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| authentic magnetic devices had a greater
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| | But as of today, the U.S. Food and Drug
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| reduction in pain than the 21 patients
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| | Administration (FDA) has not yet approved
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| who used the placebo devices.
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| | of magnetic therapy.
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