Magnetic Therapy
It’s the unknown that draws people - E A Bucchianeri
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Resources
Can Magnetic Therapy Relieve Pain?
Are all the new magnetic devices just a resurgence of the presumed quackery of the past or have we overlooked a valuable medical device that might give millions of people pain relief?
Does Magnetic Therapy Work?
Despite a lack of scientific evidence to support claims that commercially available magnetic therapy devices work, wearable magnets remain extremely popular.
Healing with Magnets
There are excellent articles on the Internet explaining and debunking magnetic therapy and we will provide links to some of these at the end of this essay. However we don't wish to just restate this information, so the main focus of this essay will be to explore some 'what if' scenarios.
Magnet Therapy: A Billion-dollar Boondoggle
About a billion dollars a year is now spent on “magnet therapy,” which is claimed to eliminate many symptoms and diseases. Basic scientific principles indicate that all of this money is wasted.
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Could Ease Pain
Altering brain activity with magnetic fields may relieve chronic pain.
New Approach to Depression
After a suicide attempt in 2009, she tried something radically different: transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, a treatment in which magnetic pulses are used to stimulate parts of the brain believed to be involved in mood regulation. Unlike electroconvulsive or shock therapy, which is also used to treat stubborn depression, TMS does not generally produce seizures.
Using Electricity, Magnets for Mental Illness
Physicians have known for 2,000 years that electricity could help troubled minds—even before they knew what electricity was. Roman Emperor Claudius pressed electric eels to his temples to quell headaches. Sixteenth-century doctors induced seizures with camphor to treat psychiatric illnesses.
Natural Magnetism
Natural Magnetism specializes in alternative therapies that take a holistic approach to health and wellness. Are you looking for ways to reduce stress, relieve pain, release negative thoughts and emotions, and address major and minor health issues naturally? You came to the right place!
ProMagnet.com
Originally founded in 1994, our mission has been to provide each customer with superior customer service and the highest quality of magnetic therapy products. We offer free phone consultations for those who are not confident in their product decision. Our company was founded to help those in need of a more natural approach to pain relief.
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