Magnetic Therapy Natural Pain Relief

Magnetic Therapy North or South Pole

Pole Wars - The North v/s South Debate
 
There are many conflicting opinions regarding the use of north or south pole magnets. Both poles of a magnet have beneficial properties.

The south pole, also known as the negative side, and often coloured blue or black, has calming, soothing and reducing properties.

The north pole, also known as the positive side, and often coloured red, has stimulating, healing and growth properties.

If you have a chronic ailment you will most probably have the needs of both poles properties at some point. You can achieve this in 2 ways:

1. Use unipolar magnets ( one pole only on each side) and start with the south pole and then after a period if time turn the magnet over and treat the injury with the north pole.

2. Use bipolar magnets (both north and south poles on the same side of the magnet) and treat the injury with both poles at the same time.

The controversy revolves around the unipolar versus bipolar debate. Advocates of unipolar magnets say that you must only expose one pole to the body at any one time and there should be a resting period of 2-3 weeks in between changing poles.

This means that healing time can be greatly increased as the first application of the south pole will reduce inflammation and sooth pain but your body must then wait 2-3 weeks to receive the stimulation to heal and encourage new cellular growth. The other main drawback of unipolar magnets is that an individual can be responsive to only one of the poles. If this happens and you start by using the pole that you are unresponsive to then you may test that pole for 3-4 weeks, without any benefit, then you must remove the magnet and wait another 2-3 weeks before testing the opposing pole. Continue reading Magnetic Therapy North or South Pole…

Magnetic Therapy and Neuralgia

I’ve heard that magnetic therapy can be a very good treatment for my neuralgia on my face. Could you please advise me what magnetic products should I be using and how does it work? Thank You. Fernando R. Flores

Dear Fernando

It is quite strange that you should ask this question as we have just treated 2 other people for a type of neuralgia of the face this week.

There really is only one option. You need to get the magnets onto the face. I know it may sound strange, but a strong enough healing magnet worn on the face has proven to be very effective. Continue reading Magnetic Therapy and Neuralgia…

How does magnetic therapy treat your pain?

Healing magnets affect your body in different ways. One way magnetic therapy works to heal is through improving the blood flow around an injury or wound.

Magnets are composed of metal alloys such as iron, nickel or cobalt and will attract many different types of metallic particles. The blood contains iron and when therapeutic magnets are placed on the skin the magnetic field penetrates through the skin and into the surrounding tissues and blood stream. The iron in the blood is attracted to the magnetic field, this causes movement within the blood stream and the increased activity causes the blood flow to improve.

The increase in blood flow is localised to the area where the magnets are placed, unless the magnets are placed directly over a major artery such as the radial artery (the wrist pulse point) or the carotid artery (the pulse point in the neck). Continue reading How does magnetic therapy treat your pain?…

Magnetic Therapy For Relieving Inflammation

What happens when I have inflammation

The inflammatory reaction is one of the body’s oldest defence mechanisms. When damage occurs the body’s automatic defence system starts the inflammatory process within seconds. Blood flow is firstly increased at the point of injury, the blood vessels widen to allow oxygen, clotting agents and white blood cells to penetrate the damaged tissues. Over a period of hours the concentration of white blood cells increases at the injury site (white blood cells fight infection).

Individual cells are affected by the inflammatory process. Extra fluid migrates from the blood vessels into the damaged cells; this begins the process of disrupting the ionic balance of the cell. The chemical balance of the cell changes and cellular degeneration begins. The presence of extra fluid, white blood cells, increased blood flow with in the tissues causes the damaged area to enlarge and swell, this is commonly known as oedema.

How healing magnets fight inflammation?

When therapeutic magnets are placed over an area of inflammation, the magnetic field penetrates through the skin and deep into the tissues and blood stream. Continue reading Magnetic Therapy For Relieving Inflammation…

Magnetic Mattress Cover and Atrial Flutter

I was diagnosed with Atrial Flutter two years ago and had Flutter Ablation in November 2006 so to all intents and purposes I am 90% cured but could in the future go into Atrial Fibrillation.

I also have high Blood Pressure now and take Ace Inhibitors. Would there be a problem with using amagnetic mattress cover or pad? I thought it might be the best thing because I have pain all over my body ie  Neck and shoulders Spine Hip acchilles and hands elbows mostly RSI probably because of my job and general family arthritic problems.

Not ready to buy it yet but later in the year when I have some spare cash. I am currently using the shoulder magnet on all different parts of my body where I can; and it does seem to ease the pain.  Gloria Capocci

Dear Gloria

With the condition you have you will be fine to use magnetic therapy. Healing magnets won’t interfere with your heart condition or medication. Continue reading Magnetic Mattress Cover and Atrial Flutter…