Magnetic field therapy uses different kinds of magnets on the body to help boost your overall health. It may also help treat certain conditions.
There are several types, including:
Static magnetic field therapy: In this, you touch a magnet to your skin somehow. You might wear a magnetic bracelet or other magnetized jewelry. It could be a bandage with a magnet in it, or you may wear a magnet as a shoe insole.
You could also sleep on a special mattress pad with a magnet in it.
Electrically charged magnetic therapy (electromagnetic therapy):
The magnets you use here have an electric charge. Treatment with electromagnetic therapy usually comes through an electric pulse.
Magnetic therapy with acupuncture: Magnets go on the same sections of your skin that an acupuncturist would probably focus on in an acupuncture session. You may hear these areas called your energy pathways or channels.
Mechanism
Your body naturally has magnetic and electric fields. All your molecules have a small amount of magnetic energy in them. The thought behind magnetic field therapy is that certain problems happen because your magnetic fields are out of balance. If you put a magnetic field near your body, it’s believed things will go back to normal.
Ions like calcium and potassium help your cells send signals. In tests, scientists have seen magnets change how these ions act. However, so far, there isn’t evidence that magnets have the same effect on cells when they’re in your body.
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Indication of magnet therapy
- chronic muscle and joint conditions
- post-traumatic conditions
- varicose veins and vain inflammations
- chronic skin conditions (psoriasis)
- various inflammatory processes
- bedsores
- trophic ulcers
Contraindication of magnet therapy
- pregnancy
- fever and other acute conditions