Joseph asks…
To improve blood flow with magnets on my palm (arthritis) should I use the positive or negative side down?
Is it the negative side down to recover body tissue and positive side up for increased blood flow. Any magnet users out there?
by negative side down i mean the negative side of the magnet on the skin.
DJ answers:
Neither. Magnets have no effect on the human body, don’t waste your time with this quack treatment.
Edit: “…it is not yet known if attraction of iron particles is the reason for the effectiveness of magnetic therapy.”
I find it hilarious when people say “it is not yet known” when they actually mean “I don’t know”. Thankfully the world doesn’t have to rely on your empty cranium for information so everyone else know magnets do sweet FA.
Thomas asks…
Why do some people use wearable magnets?
I was just reading my health book and I came across a statement that I have never heard of. Why do some people use wearable magnets to treat arthritis and painful joints? What is the purpose for wearing magnets? And also, why do golfers (or not just golfers) wear copper bracelets? What is the significance of wearing copper bracelets while golfing?
I was just curious as to why people do all of this as an alternative to paying for medications and what not.
DJ answers:
Because despite all evidence, they hear a bunch of pseudo-scientific crapola and believe it will cure all that ails them.
Paul asks…
Hock arthritis and magnets?
My mare has a bone spur in her hock. We have had it x-rayed and the vet said it looked like it was doing a good job of fusing by itself, however, it has almost been a year since the injury and I am seeing no improvements. I have not been riding her, as the vet told me I shouldn’t. She is turned out 24/7, so she can move about. You can notice she is lame, mostly when she trots, but she is not severely lame, she just looks a bit off. At the beginning of the year, the vet said it would probably take 6 months to a year for the bone to fuse – should she be getting better by now? I can’t notice a difference. I recorded her trotting around the paddock when the vet first told me what had happened, so I could keep track of her progress, or lack thereof. She still runs around in the paddock with the other horses sometimes, but I’m worried that if she isn’t getting better, she will start to get worse.
I have tried supplements, but they didn’t help. I would prefer to avoid injections and/or surgery, if at all possible. I stumbled across a magnetic hock wrap and I was wondering if anyone here had used one before? I figured it can’t hurt, but I would still like to hear some feedback.
Thanks for reading, any advice is appreciated.
@Barrelracinglvr – We tried glucosamine (sp?) and shark cartridge. We got a product called Rapid Response, but it didn’t really make a difference with her.
Thanks everyone =)
DJ answers:
I have found little to no empirical evidence that magnets are a reputable and effective therapy. Here’s a report on magnet therapy research & skepticism–based on humans, but the principles would apply the same.
Http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/QA/magnet.html
So while it wouldn’t hurt your horse, it would hurt your pocket book and not help anything. Improvements someone might observe from the hock wrap are probably from the heat & possible support of the wrap itself, not the magnets.
Hock fusing can take a long time. For some it happens fast, for others it is a rather long process–even years. Continue to work with your vet, and possibly seek a specialist.
Sandy asks…
is wearing magnets good for arthritis?
DJ answers:
No. Magnetism has absolutely no effect on arthritis except as a placebo.
Robert asks…
What kind of magnets do you need to try for arthritis and where do you get them?
DJ answers:
Ceramic magnets of high power like 2500-5000 gauss. The N-pole is used to control pain while S-pole is for circulation, For the knee joint apply magnets on the soles of your feet for 15-20 mins – not more. You can also apply magnets directly on the pain for 10-15 mins.
Despite the lack of scientific evidence, many magnet supporters believe that magnets do work. Some reasons they give as to why magnets may relieve pain include:
* Magnets might block pain by stimulating nerve endings. Some advocates ascribe the therapy’s purported benefits to its affects on the nervous system, which depends on electrical charges to deliver its signals.
* Magnets may create charged particles in the blood, producing heat and dilating blood vessels.
* Magnets may act on iron in the blood to increase the blood’s ability to carry oxygen.
* Magnets may boost levels of oxygen and nutrients and ultimately relieve pain.
The best way to find out whether magnets are appropriate for you is to talk with your physician. Since there are differing views about the effectiveness of magnet therapy, it is best to consider therapies like magnet therapy not as alternatives to traditional medicine, but as complementary treatments to be done in addition to your doctor’s plan and with his/her guidance.
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