Magnetic Therapy for Back Pain, Headache and Diabetic Neuropathy

Magnets are considered to have mystical powers and have been used since ancient times to alleviate different types of pain. Does magnetic therapy really work? Even though there’s little scientific proof for the benefits of magnetic therapy, proponents claim to receive positive results when exposing their bodies to magnetic fields.

Alternative health professionals generally agree that magnets do work by blocking pain in the body. Some practitioners use magnets for treatment of blood disorders such as circulation, decreasing toxic materials and increasing blood oxygen.

Some studies suggest that most pain sufferers can be helped by magnetic therapy. Also, magnets are safe and have no risk of side effects. Magnets can boost the flow of blood to painful areas on the body by calming the capillary wall and can also prevent painful muscle spasms by preventing the “pain message” from being transmitted to the brain.

Medical magnets are said to be effective for the following illnesses:

• Chronic Back Pain – Magnet strips taped to the back or using a magnetic back brace can alleviate back pain
• Headaches – Magnetic headbands are available to help rid of headaches
• Neuropathy from Diabetes – When neuropathy from diabetes occurs, magnetic foot pads are sometimes used to relieve numbness and pain in the feet.
• Fibromyalgia – This debilitating disease can be helped by sleeping on a magnetic mattress

Magnetic therapy products are available for use in belts, jewelry, shoes and mattress pads. These static magnets are believed to help bones repair themselves after fractures. Magnets used for medical purposes can cost from about $5 to over $100 and come in a wide range of shapes, sizes and strengths.

The search for magnetic products to relieve pain has come to the forefront of medical research in the past few years. Because of the positive results of recent studies using magnets to control pain, more research is being planned for the future.

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