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Magnet Therapy Article INTRODUCTION
The power of the magnet is one of the most basic powers
in nature. We know that magnetism itself was an
ingredient in the primordial soup from which the universe
and our planet came forth. Magnetism is the force that
keeps order in the galaxy, allowing stars and planets to
spin at significant velocities. And in a sense, our own
planet's magnetic field is responsible for protecting all
life on earth.
This book is about how we can use the power of magnetism
to optimize health. Today, we are at an exciting juncture
in the evolution of health care as biomagnetic therapy
fast becomes one of the most promising new therapeutic
interventions. Actually, biomagnetic therapy is not new
to everyone. Many veterinarians have been aware of
biomagnetic benefits for years, and use magnets to heal
fractures quickly, thereby saving the lives of race
horses and other animals. Doctors treating professional
athletes commonly recommend magnets to speed up recovery
from painful injuries. And other physicians in a variety
of specialties, including dermatologists, internists,
pediatricians, and surgeons, are seeing excellent results
as well.
That magnetic healing is nothing new can be seen by
looking at early records of scientifically advanced
civilizations, which tell us that magnetic forces have
long been prized for their restorative properties.
Ancient Greece discovered the very first natural magnet
in the form of the lodestone, and Hippocrates, the father
of medicine, noted its healing powers. The Egyptians,
too, described the divine powers of the magnet in their
writings, and Cleopatra frequently adorned herself with
magnetic jewelry to preserve youthfulness. Chinese
manuscripts dating back thousands of years describe the
Eastern belief that the life force, termed
"qi", is generated by the earth's magnetic
field. Today, many believe that certain places on earth,
such as Lourdes, France, and Sedona, Arizona, owe their
healing powers to naturally high levels of this qi, or
biomagnetic energy.
It should be noted that today, magnetic therapy is well
established in other countries, such as Japan, China,
India, Austria, and Germany. In the U.S., unfortunately,
many healing techniques readily accepted by other
traditions are only familiar to those practitioners on
the cutting edge. Although state-of-the-art American
medicine uses techniques to monitor magnetic fields, such
as electrocardiograms, electroencephalograms, and
magnetic resonance imaging, it has not taken other forms
of magnetic therapy seriously. More and more American
studies, however, are confirming the value of the
magnetic approach. As a result, magnet therapy is gaining
credibility in the U.S. and being applied by increasing
numbers of doctors and other health practitioners to
treat a wide range of ailments. Now awareness of this
modality is filtering down to the general public, as
increasing numbers of people are sleeping on magnetic
beds at night and wearing small magnets during the day
for greater energy, preventive purposes, and healing. It
is with the idea of expanding this awareness of a natural
healing option that I have interviewed a wide range of
clinicians, scientists, and patients, and written this
book.
Finally, no one claims that magnetic therapy is going to
work for everyone. However, ample evidence suggests that
seven out of ten people experience a beneficial effect.
One is led to
ponder if when Hippocrates wrote, "The natural force
within each of us is that greatest healer of all,"
he did not have magnetic energy in mind.
ISSUES IN MAGNET THERAPY
Research into magnet therapy is divided into two distinct
areas: pulsed bioelectric magnetic therapy and fixed
magnetic therapy. Probably 85 to 90 percent of the
scientific literature is on pulsed bioelectric
biomagnetic therapy; the remainder is on therapy with
fixed solid magnets. As is always the case, research
interest and funding have been where there is proprietary
gain. No patents can be issued for work done on fixed
magnets, but certainly they can be for pulsed
magnetic devices. Since it cannot necessarily be assumed
that a positive result from pulsed bioelectric magnets
will automatically translate to a positive result from a
fixed magnet, there needs to be more study in the area of
fixed magnets.
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