Magnetic Bracelets for Joint Pain
Your computer gives off a magnetic field and so do you. Diagnostic tools like a magnetic resonance imaging machine are used to detect disease. So the power of magnetic therapy is being used every day, and magnetic bracelets are one form of this therapy. In fact many golfers and arthritis sufferers wear them to reduce joint pain.
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History of Magnetic Field Therapy
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A scientific researcher named Dr. Albert Roy Davis documented the positive effects of magnets on various chronic conditions and diseases in 1974. Treatment with magnets relieved the patients' pain. For rheumatoid arthritis sufferers, magnetic therapy minimized joint pain in particular.
Negative and Positive Magnetic Fields
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It is the negative magnetic fields that can heal, while positive fields cause distress according to the research of Dr. Davis. Negative polarity is calming, while positive polarity is disturbing, according to Dr. Philpott, a biomagnetic researcher.
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How Magnets Heal
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Dr. Zimmerman, an expert on magnetic therapy, explains that magnets affect the nervous system. Since the nervous system sends signals to the brain that trigger the pain response, a calm nervous system can decrease these responses and joint pain can be relieved with magnets.
Magnetic Bracelets
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The closer magnets are to the skin, the more effective they will be. Science has documented that the strength of a magnet gets stronger the closer it is to the person. Therefore, wearing a magnetic bracelet could be quite effective for hand, wrist, or localized joint pain.
Magnetic Bracelets and Joint Pain
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Magnets work on joint pain because they bring normalcy back to metabolic functions which cause inflammation, nerve synapses, and cell acidity according to Dr. Philpott. Inflammation is the main cause of joint pain.
Cautions
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Magnetic therapy can be powerful. Do not wear a magnetic bracelet for more than eight to 10 hours. The only way to check the polarity of the bracelet (negative for healing) is to use a magnetometer or a compass (north means negative).
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