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Magnetic therapy is becoming more and more widely accepted as an alternative method of pain relief. Since the late 1950s, hundreds of studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of magnetic therapy. In 1997, a group of physicians at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas studied the use of magnetic therapy in 50 patients who had developed polio earlier in life. These patients had muscle and joint pain that standard treatments failed to manage. In this study, 29 of the patients wore a magnet taped over a trouble spot, and 21 others wore a nonmagnetic device. Neither the researchers nor the patients were told which treatment they were receiving (magnetic or nonmagnetic). As is the case with most studies involving a placebo, some of the patients responded to the nonmagnetic therapy, but 75% of those using the magnetic therapy reported feeling much better.

Some of the benefits that magnetic therapy claims to provide include:

* pain relief
* reduction of swelling
* improved tissue alkalinization
* more restful sleep
* increased tissue oxygenation
* relief of stress
* increased levels of cellular oxygen
* improved blood circulation
* anti-infective activity

"What the study means to you: There were few adverse effects, so if you're troubled by arthritis pain and have an extra $60 to $100 (no need to spend more), a magnetic bracelet may be worth a shot. Make sure the field is between 170 and 200 mTesla in strength, since that's the level that produced results in this experiment."

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caveats: it's not entirely clear whether the improvement came from the magnets themselves or the placebo effect. even though this was a blinded trial, participants might have noticed whether or not they were wearing the magnetized bracelets (for example, if their keys stuck to the bracelet). the study group was also largely white, so the effects in other ethnic groups need to be studied. further studies are now necessary to see how magnets compare with pain relief drugs and whether the good effects persist beyond 12 weeks.
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