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Dee Parson’s RN Dip (MC) MT 1- Hour Telephone Interview With Louise Winters RN
Dip HC MC Chairperson Of The Magnetic Therapy Council - April 2007
Exposed
The Shocking Truth About Magnets Why Most Magnetic Therapy Fails To Work…
A dozen Tips and hints about how to gain relief from pain and how to
increase mobility without pain killers. 34 years of pain relief wisdom and
knowledge revealed in these pages…
Here’s an exclusive, copy of a private one hour call between Dee
Parsons and Magnetic Therapy Council Chairperson Louise Winters RN Dip HC, MT. If you have ever used or are considering using magnets for
pain then you can’t afford not to read the revelations revealed in this
transcript.
Louise interviews veteran pain nurse specialist Dee Parsons RN Dip
(MC) MT from World of Magnets. Contained in these pages is the wisdom of 34
years of caring for patients with severe chronic and acute pain.
Louise: Hello Dee, Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to me
today.
Dee: Hi Louise, it’s my pleasure, I’m very
pleased to be helping you out.
Louise: Great let's get straight down to it. Through our extensive
surveying of magnetic therapy users the Magnetic therapy Council (MTC) has
found that as many as 60% of people who try magnetic therapy report that they
didn’t receive any benefits. We now understand that there are at least ten
different reasons why this occurs, can you explain them to me?
Dee: You’re right in your findings Louise;
our own research has led us to the same conclusion. But at the same time we
were able to identify the reasons for this and I must admit the reasons are
very simple and quite straight forward to correct.
For starters, the main reason that people do not benefit from using magnetic
therapy is that they are actually not using it correctly. Let me illustrate
this point:
In 2006 we surveyed 2596 people who purchased a magnetic bracelet. We asked
them to tell us what area of pain they were treating with the bracelet. The
results were quite shocking, 883 were wearing the magnetic bracelet bracelet
to treat back pain, 597 for wrist or hand pain, 545 for knee pain, 337 for
neck pain, 260 for shoulder pain and 182 for foot pain.
Louise: You said the results were shocking can you elaborate?
Dee: Well it’s very simple really,
magnetic bracelets cannot and will not relieve pain in knees, back, feet,
ankles, thighs, hips, shoulders, necks or anywhere else on your body apart
from your wrist, hand and fingers. This is by far the biggest and most
dangerous, to your pocket, myth about magnets that has ever been created. I
cannot emphasise the importance of understanding this point enough. In a
nutshell, therapeutic magnets work in this way; they act locally around the
area that they are placed, to improve the blood flow around the injury and
it’s very near surrounding tissue. The laws of physics prevent magnets working
in any other way. It simply can’t be because the very nature of a magnetic
field is to act in this way.
Louise: So what results did the people using a magnetic bracelet for
pain in other areas other than the hand or wrist get?
Dee: That’s the bit that isn’t surprising
about the survey, those people that used the magnetic bracelet for back, neck,
shoulder, knee and foot did not get any relief from their pain and the vast
majority 2076 in fact had either thrown their bracelet away or given it to
someone else to try. In the survey they were asked if they thought magnetic
therapy worked and they either replied with a frank no or they answered that
it may work for some but certainly not for them.
Louise: What should people learn from this?
Dee: The most important lesson to take
from this is always wear magnets directly over your area of pain and by doing
this you will give yourself the best chance of feeling a benefit. Also people
should understand that just because they have tried one type of magnet and it
didn’t work for them not to dismiss magnetic therapy altogether because there
is a very strong possibility that they were not using the correct magnet for
their needs. The vast majority of the 2076 people who did not benefit from
wearing the magnetic bracelet would have benefited had they used the correct
device for their specific pain area.
Louise: What other common reasons are there why users don’t benefit
from magnetic therapy?
Dee: When trying to establish why someone
has not benefited from magnetic therapy the second thing we look at is are
they using the correct strength of magnet?
Not all magnets are created equal. Making sure that you have the correct
strength of magnet will be the difference between relieving pain gaining
absolutely no benefit whatsoever. It’s absolutely vital for any one who is
currently using or contemplating using magnets to thoroughly understand what
is the appropriate strength of magnets to use for healing purposes.
A minimum strength per magnet is required to ensure that the magnetic field is
powerful enough to penetrate through the skin and into the blood stream. If a
magnet does not have a minimum of 800 gauss (the unit of magnetic measurement
is called gauss) then it will not penetrate into the skin.
The stronger the magnet the deeper the penetration into the skin and the wider
magnetic field, so for more serious ailments and chronic, longstanding
conditions such as arthritis for example, stronger magnets are recommended.
1,500-2,000 gauss magnets are considered to be high strength.
For extreme pain and very severe conditions super strength magnets are
advocated. These are magnets that have a gauss rating of 3,000 or above. Super
strength magnets are rapidly gaining in popularity as they such a deep level
of penetration and create a very large magnetic field. Results are more rapid
with this strength of magnet. They are recommended for people who suffer with
severe pain, for example from fibromyalgia, M.S., M.E. and severe arthritis.
When speaking to people who have not benefited but are wearing magnets over
their area of pain we commonly find that they are wearing weak magnets that
are less than 800 gauss in strength, or they are wearing an 800 gauss magnet
when the severity of their condition warrants a much stronger magnet.
Louise: What do you suggest these people do?
Dee: The advice is always the same. Find
out what strength of magnets you require, place the correct strength device
directly over or as close as possible to the area of pain and leave it in
place 24 hours a day 7 days a week until the pain has gone.
Louise: What other things do people do that could prevent their magnets
from working?
Dee: A common mistake is not leaving the
magnets in place for long enough. Magnets need to be worn 24 hours a day and 7
days a week. The magnets begin to work the moment you first place them on and as
you keep them in place day and night it will only be a matter of 3-6 weeks on
average before pain relief is felt.
What will happen is, as the magnetic field starts to reduce inflammation
(swelling) and increase endorphin (the body’s own painkillers) levels, to regain
mobility and movement. Over a period of days or a few weeks the benefits
gradually increase over the next few weeks. As long as the magnets are left in
place day and night this process happens in 93% of people, whoa are using the
correct device and strength for their pain.
It’s natural to be impatient and we all seem to live in a world of instant
gratification, where we want results instantly. With magnetic therapy you must
be prepared to have a little patience and wait a short while for the results to
become evident. If you take the magnets off after just a day or two then no
benefit or relief whatsoever will be felt.
In my opinion if you have had severe pain for many years waiting a few weeks for
that pain to be resolved is not too much to ask.
Louise: Why should people use magnets during the night, what extra
benefits do the magnets give at night-time?
Dee: When you think about it logically,
sleeping on magnets makes a lot of sense. When we are asleep our body
automatically slows down our heart rate and respiration rate, we enter into a
rest phase our body doesn’t need so much energy to function. The excess
resources of oxygen and nutrients that are available during sleep are directed
to the areas that need them the most, namely injured areas, it is at night-time
when most of your body’s healing takes place.
Sleeping on magnets actually stimulates and enhances this natural process. The
magnets dramatically boosts the body’s natural healing process; reducing the
time it takes for your pain to be relieved and for your mobility to be
increased.
I am a firm advocate of sleeping on magnets, they encourage copious supplies of
oxygen, healing nutrients and pain killing hormones all over the body. They
regulate the sleep hormone melatonin promoting deep and restful sleep and they
leave the user rested and energised on waking in the morning.
Louise: Can people use too many magnets?
Dee: I get asked this question a lot, it’s
is a very common misconception. The magnetic therapy field created from a
medical magnet can’t harm the body. There is an electromagnetic current in all
living things, including humans, it is essential for cellular function. The
magnetic field that flows from magnetic therapy devices is the same as the
current that occurs naturally in our body.
As an example, an MRI (magnetic resonance imager) scanner used in hospitals for
diagnosis purposes emits a magnetic field of around 450,000 gauss, (a medical
magnet is usually a maximum of 3,000 gauss). People enter the scanner and have
450,000 gauss of magnetism forced through their body with absolutely no harmful
effects.
Louise: Is there anything else that users can do to ensure that they get
the best possible benefits from their magnets?
Dee: One of the quickest and simplest ways
to get the best benefits from magnetic therapy is to treat the body from the
outside in and inside out at the same time. I know that this nay sound
complicated but it’s actually very simple to do.
You treat the body from outside in by wearing magnetic products directly over
the area of pain as we discussed earlier. You then, in-conjunction with wearing
magnets on the body, drink magnetic water which treats the body from the inside
out.
Louise: I’m sorry to interrupt Dee, but can you please explain just what
magnetic water is and what it does?
Dee: Yes, I was coming to that, most people
find it a bit strange when I start talking about magnetic water so I will try to
explain what it is without being too technical.
All water in its natural state (from rivers, streams, springs that has not been
treated by chemicals) is naturally magnetised. This is because the Earth itself
is a gigantic magnet (gravity is a magnetic field) with a north and a south
pole. All water before it is treated holds a magnetically charged by the Earth’s
magnetic field.
Magnetic water has several very beneficial properties: it aids absorption of
nutrients from our food, it aids digestion, it detoxifies the blood, it
regulates hormone levels particularly insulin, serotonin, melatonin and
endorphin, it lowers high blood pressure and it increases the strength of the
magnetic field at the point of pain, plus it also speeds up the healing process
by increasing the absorption rate of the magnetic field by up to an amazing 6-10
times.
The water that comes out of the tap has been chemically treated and transported
in lead pipes; this destroys the naturally occurring magnetisation (also called
ionisation) in the water. By introducing a water magnet (shaped like a stick
with a ball on the end) to your tap, filtered or bottled water for 15 minutes
you re-magnetise the water and with it gain its substantial benefits.
Just 4 glasses a day is enough to see quite dramatic differences in a persons
pain levels, but it can’t be used alone it must be used in-conjunction with
magnets directly over the area of pain.
I personally feel that everyone, whether they have pain or not, should drink
magnetic water. It’s how nature intended us to drink it and there are a wealth
of health benefits to be had from drinking it. It can’t harm you and does not
interfere with any medications or treatments and it does not alter your body in
anyway.
Louise: Before we finish do you have any last tips for people who haven’t
yet found natural pain relief with magnets?
Dee: Well quite frankly there are so many
other things that we haven’t had time to talk about, but I know our time is
running out so I will try very quickly to cover the most important things.
Firstly, users must always make sure that they are using medical grade magnets.
Medical grade magnets are not kike your common garden fridge magnets, they are
much stronger. For instance a fridge magnet is about 50-150 gauss and a medical
magnet must be at least 800 gauss to be of any use. So you can see the
difference.
And if you have moderate or severe pain or you have had pain for a long time
then 2,000 – 3,000 gauss magnets would be needed. I always advise people that
regardless of where they buy their magnetic products from, they should always
ascertain the strength of the magnets and the number of magnets. They should be
at least 800 gauss per magnet.
If the retailer will not tell you the strength of their magnets or does not know
the strength of their magnets then simply walk away. You should NEVER buy
any therapeutic magnetic device if you do not know the strength of it!
Secondly, I would suggest to anyone who is using magnets in the right place and
has the correct strength and is using them 24/7 but still not benefiting, that
they check that they are using the correct pole.
A magnet has a north pole and a south pole and both poles have completely
different actions. The north pole has calming, soothing properties, regeneration
properties whilst the south has stimulating, healing and growth properties.
In magnetic therapy we primarily use the north pole to the skin to calm, soothe,
reduce inflammation and encourage healing of soft tissue damage. If you are
unsure about which pole you are using I would recommend that users check with
the supplier as a south pole to the skin can be the reason for not receiving
benefits.
My final piece of advice is if you are considering using magnets or are using
them without your desired result you should consult a trained and qualified
magnetic practitioner. You wouldn’t take advice about a heart condition from the
girl on the supermarket checkout and the same principal applies to magnetic
therapy, magnets are after all a medical devices and should be treated with the
same reverence as conventional medical treatments.
Magnetic therapy provides a host of health benefits providing you use it
correctly, ensure you are treating the right condition with the right magnetic
device and get the correct strength and application for your needs.
Louise: Thank you so much for taking the time out to talk to talk to me
today, you’ve cleared up many of the most common mistakes when using magnets and
I hope that current and potential users of magnetic therapy take your advice
onboard.
My advice to you is this, call Dee herself (0115 8226296) if you have bought
just one magnetic therapy product and its not working. As you have just read,
there’s a reason, call her up and she will tell you that reason.
But she needs to know your specific ailment, your specific condition, type and
severity of pain. She can’t tell you anything worth while generically, call her
and tell her about your problems, so she understands your specific pain.
She’s not going to try to sell you anything she’s just going to listen to your
story and tell you the truth about your pain and then it’s up to you what you
do.
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