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Locally applied magnetic necklaces are designed to treat people with sore shoulders and have been used in Japanese and Chinese medicine for ages. While magnetic therapy products are best used in conjunction with massage therapy and cold compresses, many people appreciate that these items are cost-effective.

Some scientists claim that the products work primarily because people want them to work, thus achieving the classic “placebo effect.” Given the recent FDA-approval of magnets to treat depression, more and more people are becoming curious about what magnetic therapy bracelets and necklaces are all about.

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The advertised benefits of a magnetic necklace includes pain relief from the lower and upper back regions, the neck and shoulders, as well as migraine headache relief. Moreover, alternative medical therapies are recommended for chronic disorders like TMJ, fibromyalgia, lupus and arthritis.

The theory of magnetic pain relief is that the magnets will stimulate the blood’s iron, improving circulation and oxygenating the blood. When used alongside heat/cold compresses and massage therapy, the magnetic therapy products are said to work especially well.

In addition to magnetic jewellery and other magnetic therapy products, there is a procedure known as trans-magnetic stimulation, which is expensive but proven effective to treat certain medical conditions. Just this year alone, TMS is credited with awakening a man from a coma and helping a stroke victim to speak again!

Additionally, the FDA has approved the procedure to treat those suffering from chronic depression. For this non-invasive procedure, doctors use low electromagnetic waves and rapidly changing electromagnetics to excite brain neurons.

“Forgetfulness is a huge problem, especially among the elderly,” explains Maysam Ghovanloo, associate professor at Georgia Tech, “but so is taking the medication at the wrong time, stopping too early or taking the wrong dose. Studies show that drug noncompliance costs the country billions of dollars each year as a result of re-hospitalization, complications, disease progression and even death.”

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So are magnetic necklaces effective? In a January 2008 study, researchers at the University of Virginia found that magnets applied to inflamed rat tissue resulted in significant healing if applied just after the injury.

There are currently few guarantees on the effectiveness of this controversial therapy, but some patients say they couldn’t imagine life without them.

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