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Static magnet therapy is believed to relieve pain by increasing circulation. The efficacy of arthritis magnet therapy for pain relief is still in question. Magnetic treatment is generally considered harmless unless it causes people to forego other needed medical treatments.
How Does Magnet Therapy Help Arthritis?
Static magnet therapy is believed to relieve pain by increasing circulation. The effectiveness of arthritis magnet therapy for relieving pain is still in question.
Magnetic Therapy: Does It Work?
Although the simplicity of magnet therapy is attractive, the evidence that it works is scanty. The FDA hasn't sanctioned magnets as healing devices. Magnetic therapy continues to be a controversial subject, even among people who have tried it.
Controlling Chronic Pain With Magnetic Therapy
Do Magnets have healing power? Alternative practitioners have long said yes, and recent studies suggest that they may be right.
Magentic Insoles Give No Pain Relief
Do magnetic shoe insoles relieve foot pain? The magnets have no pain relief effects, although the insole may help - that is the conclusion of a double-blind study.
08/17/2000 Magnet Therapy History: Magnetic Shoes Attract Lawsuit
08/17/2000, A consumer protection group brings suit over unsupported health claims for magnetic shoes.
Questions and Answers About Using Magnets To Treat Pain
Research report provides an overview of the use of magnets for pain and summarizes current scientific knowledge about their effectiveness, from NCCAM.
Magnet Therapy for Pain: What's the Attraction?
Magnets have been used for centuries to treat pain, and a survey found that almost many Americans with arthritis or fibromyalgia have used magnetic bracelets for pain relief, even though magnet therapy has not been well studied. Now, a British study suggests that magnetic bracelets may provide pain relief in people with arthritis in their knee or hip, from Healthology.
Magnetic Bracelets Attract Attention
Pro golfer Justin Leonard gets a helping hand from metal jewelry, from PioneerThinking.
Profile: Magnet Therapy
Magnet therapy involves the use of a magnetic device placed on or near the body to relieve pain and facilitate healing. The magnetic products on the market today come in many forms. They can be taped to the skin, worn as jewelry or in your shoes, or slept on as pillows and mattresses, from WholeHealthMD.
Magnet Therapy
Few studies have been published on the effect on pain of small, static magnets marketed to consumers, so skepticism prevails, from Quackwatch.  
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