Magnetic Therapy Already Popular

Paracelsus

Each of us has magnetic energy characteristics that not only differ between individuals, but also vary in different parts of the body, as well as with changing states of health.  By the mid 1700s, powerful carbon-steel permanent magnets had become available in Europe; that heightened interest in their medical applications.  Magnets were also investigated by a priest with the name Maximilliam Hell, he was also the chief astronomer of the University of Vienna.  Hell tried treating patients with steel magnets made into different shapes to correspond to the structures in the body that required healing, and he recounted his numerous successes in a treatise published in 1762.

Mechanisms of Pain Relief from Magnets

Capillaries are the key to understanding how magnets release pain via blood flow.  The capillaries are the regulators of blood flow.  They are turned off until there is a need for carrying oxygen in and carbon dioxide and other waste products out, and then they are activated.  Blood tissue is governed by how many capillaries are flowing; when their walls are relaxed they allow blood to flow more freely.  Skeletal musculature has been noted to relax with the use of magnets, therefore improving blood circulation.  Capillary action helps pain in another way; by speeding up fluid exchange in injured tissue, thereby flushing away the pain and inflammation at the site.  These unwanted byproducts such as lactic acid, which are major causes of pain and inflammation.  It is as though the life processes in the affected area were suddenly made more efficient once unwanted fluids were flushed from the system.  In most cases, this stepping up of the metabolism not only stops pain but also stimulates the body to heal faster since the movement of oxygen and other nutrients to the cells will increase as the capillary blood flow continues. 

Magnetic Versatility to be Explored

The ability of magnetic fields to provide so many diverse clinical benefits suggests their modus operandi is at a very basic level of cellular function.  This is confirmed by research studies demonstrating that they alter the dynamics of calcium, potassium, sodium, and other ions transport across cell membranes.  In turn, these can have profound effects on essential enzyme systems that influence energy information.  Both electromagnetic and permanent magnet fields can influence energy activities.

Arthritis Pain

Arthritis will hit all of us sooner or later.  Everyone over 60 will show arthritis on an x-ray, even if the symptoms are mild to nonexistent.  Of the 66 million people diagnosed with arthritis, one third of them have to cease their daily activities because of the pain.  Arthritis is essentially a bone and joint disease.  It can also be triggered by systemic disorders such as lupus and inflammatory bowel disease, and can result from rheumatic fever, tuberculosis, Reiters syndrome, gonorrhea, and Lyme disease.  The greatest use for magnets is for the treatment of pain from the degenerative (or osteo) arthritis.  Whatever the cause or symptoms, the key to arthritis is pain control.  There is no such thing as a real arthritis cure because degenerative charges are irreversible, and the calcium deposits will remain in the joints.  Magnet therapy, reinforced by lifestyle changes of improved nutrition and regular exercise can go a long way to making arthritis bearable.

**** Some other ailments magnets can help are: Diabetes, Sugar Imbalance, Dysmenorrhea, Infertility, Cerebral Palsy, ADD, Osteoporosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Insomnia, Asthma, Memory, Arteriosclerosis, Carpal Tunnel, High Cholesterol, Fibromyalgia, and Open Wounds.