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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Controversy On Magnetic Therapy


The practice of magnetic therapy as an alternative medication has led to the growth of an entire industry though there is no concrete evidence on the working and the effectiveness of this type of therapy. Still those who practice it, strongly believe that certain ailments can be treated if the patient is exposed to magnetic fields and at the same there is a strong resentment from the medical establishment and critics claim that most magnets don't have the strength to effect the various organs and tissues within the body and it is a product of Pseudoscience and is not based on proper research and analysis.

People who practice it strongly believe that certain ailments for instance problems with their backs or joints, sports injuries, muscle soreness and many other ailments with lots of anecdotal evidence can be treated if the patient is exposed to magnetic fields. Even In the United Kingdom the Health authorities and Doctors at Imperial College London administered intense magnetic pulse stimulation to people suffering from leg ulcers using magnetic wrap and to people suffering from partial damage to their spinal cord. These and several other recovery has lead to the manufacturing of different products ranging from bracelets to mattresses or blankets.

It is believed that magnetic therapy involves enlarging of blood vessels, thereby increasing the rate of circulation within your body. This is followed with the increase level of oxygen in your blood and that helps to flush out toxins that have accumulated in your body and the result is good health. Some people believe that magnets have the capacity to reduce negative energy in the body while others even believe that magnet encourage healthy tissue to generate minute electrical currents which provide a stimulus to promote the faster healing process.

The claim that magnets increase blood circulation that leads to healing and recovery of several ailments has become a controversial matter. It is said by the critics of magnetic therapy that if there were a significance increase in the circulation of blood then region of the skin under the magnet would become red. Tests involving measuring blood flow when an area of the body subjected to a high magnetic field also have found no increase in blood flow. All these studies points to the ineffectiveness of the magnetic therapy. Even it has been found and concluded after several research that magnetic insoles compared to the placebo insoles usually made of aluminum foil showed no significant benefit. Therefore it can be concluded that though magnetic therapy is currently considered to be an alternative medicine but lack of good controlled studies is working against the proponents of magnetic therapy.

By Gordy

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