Over the last 10 years there have been over 300 world wide research studies into
magnetic therapy. The results have been mixed with some studies showing very
little benefit and others demonstrating very powerful results. Many members of
the medical profession who are not advocates of alternative therapies have used
the clinical data from the studies were benefits were not found as ammunition to
shoot down the medical use of therapeutic magnets, they have been shunned
,dismissed and even worse labelled as quackery.
The research evidence that these accusations were based on was very
inconclusive. Most of the studies involved the use of very weak magnets in some
cases magnets with only 200 gauss/ 20 m tesla were used, plus the length of
exposure to the magnets varied form minutes to a few hours. Further studies have
revealed that the strength of the magnet must be more than 800 gauss/ 80 m tesla
and exposure must be at least 24 - 48 hours.
But there is now mounting feedback that magnetic therapy is helping thousands.
Hospitals around the world have found quite profound evidence of positive
effects. These studies have been conducted using high strength magnets, with
correct lengths of exposure ranging form a few weeks to several months.
In order for magnetic therapy to be accepted as a medical treatment by
mainstream medicine it is crucial that world wide study into magnetic therapy is
continued. As the body of positive evidence continues to grow it is becoming
increasingly difficult for the British Medical association to ignore the
potential of magnets to treat the symptoms of a host of common chronic ailments.
Here are a few extracts from some of the most important magnetic therapy
research that have taken place in the
last 10 years.
