Magnetic Therapy for Joint Pain

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Historically, reported that magnets around for an extremely long time. Magnets were first documented around 2500-3000 years BC. Their origin was first noted in Asia Minor in a vast land called Magnesia. The soil was enriched with iron oxide which attracted metals. The locals named it Magnetite.

Another story tells of a young boy, who lived 2500 years BC, called Magnes â € "a shepherd on Mount Ida. One day, he tends his sheep whilst wearing sandals, which in the sole iron . He found it difficult to walk up the mountain as his feet felt heavy and fast to the cliff. Mount Ida was a rock called Lodestone, which is the first known magnetic minerals. It is reported that Lodestone was Magnes named after the boy who discovers, and it later became known as magnet.

Cleopatra was probably the first celebrity to use magnets. It has been shown to have slept on a Lodestone to keep her skin youthful. The therapeutic knowledge was passed to the Greeks who used magnets for healing since 2500 BC Aristotle and Plato talked about the benefits of magnets in their work.

Magnets are used in Chinese medicine from around 2000 BC in conjunction with reflexology and acupuncture. It is still used today as a first line treatment for many common complaints.

3500 years after they were first discovered, magnets have gained popularity in Europe and the United States. In the 15th century Swiss physician Paracelsus recognized the therapeutic power of magnets. He wrote medical papers on the effects of magnets on the inflammatory processes in the body.

In the 16th century English physician Dr. William Gilbert made a scientific study of electricity and magnetism. He published one of the first books about magnetic therapy called â € œThe Magneta €?. Dr Gilbert was also Queens Elizabeth I personal doctor and they say they are magnets that under his leadership.

Michael Faraday, also known as the founder of Biomagnetics extensive discoveries in magnetic healing in the 18th century. His work is still used as a framework for modern day magnetic treatments. Dr. Mesmer (the father of hypnosis) and Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (the father of homeopathy) has also contributed to his remarkable work.

20th century pioneers include Dr Kreft a German doctor who in 1905 studied the healing effects of magnets on rheumatic disease, sciatica and neuralgia. 1926 Dr. Criles work revealed the influence of magnets on cancer cells and this was 10 years later in 1936 with Albert Davis carrying out tests on the effects of the north and south poles of a magnet followed.

But the last 15 years has shown a prolific increase in medical research into magnetic therapy. There are more than 57 studies in the United States in incurable diseases and magnetics. Some of the most recent are:

1990 - University of Hawaii tested magnetic fields on patients with osteoarthritis.

1992 - Stiller et al a randomized double-blind study of wound healing in venous wounds.

1999 - New York Medical College tested magnetic insoles on diabetic patients.

2001 - University of Virginia tested magnetic mattress covers in patients with fibromyalgia.

2004 - University of Exeter and Plymouth tested magnetic bracelets on patients with osteoarthritis

Magnetic therapy is gaining popularity worldwide with many celebrity supporters including: Cherie Blair, Bill Clinton, Anthony Hopkins, Prince William, Queen Elizabeth II, Shirley MacLaine, Venus Williams, Michael Jordan, Andre Agassi, Jack Niklaus and many more.

Magnetic devices are now registered as prescribable medical devices in 54 countries worldwide with new research conducted annually and the doctors finally acknowledge that it is not witch doctory we'll hopefully see in the coming years, the magnetic devices to the NHS combination with conventional painkillers.