pistolpete
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Anyone convinced they help? I wear a 'special' bracelet which I think has eased my aches but then I could be having placebo effect? Experiences folks?
Magnets
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pistolpete
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Anyone? Guessing you are not fans!
pistolpete
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Nope?
Grey_Arab
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I don't think that they are affective at all and I don't think there is any scientific evidence to justify their use, all they do is warm the area by virtue of it being covered up, you would have the same effect by bandaging the area IMHO.
Crazy Friesian
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I use them a lot. Just recently I twisted my knee very badly - crutches et al. I used my knee support over night - knee is def coming on leaps and bounds. Occasionally (same knee) it is incredibly painful (old injury) Pain pills don't work etc. Pop the support on over night, job done. 
Just last night I tweaked a "something in my shoulder. The pain was driving me nuts - hot bath, pain pills etc... Popped my shoulder mag wrap on - shoulder feels good this morning.
Yep - I do think they work. They work by increasing the blood flow to an area thereby aiding healing.
I am restricted as to what I an take as am very sensitive to NSAID's so have to resort to anything other that may be of benefit.
Just last night I tweaked a "something in my shoulder. The pain was driving me nuts - hot bath, pain pills etc... Popped my shoulder mag wrap on - shoulder feels good this morning.
Yep - I do think they work.
They work by increasing the blood flow to an area thereby aiding healing. I am restricted as to what I an take as am very sensitive to NSAID's so have to resort to anything other that may be of benefit.
poiuytrewq
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My grandad used to wear one for his arthritis and he swore by it.
poiuytrewq
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Oh also we use magnets on a horse at work who gets stiff and I'd say it certainly helps him.
Birker2020
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My bioflow boots help my horse, the minimum they do is offer warmth and support and slight compression to his legs. The maximum is to increase blood flow and ease stiffness.
I wouldn't buy another Bioflow product though. I had a pair of old style Bioflow boots but since they changed the way they made them by using a different material they are useless. The edges of the boots have frayed and they are in a terrible state. Wehn I complained they asked me to send them back to them but I'd had them about six months, they were the only ones I had and I didn't want my hrose to be without magnetic boots, even for a couple of weeks.
But I certainly wouldn't buy another pair, and would go down the route of Premier Equine magentic wraps instead.
I wouldn't buy another Bioflow product though. I had a pair of old style Bioflow boots but since they changed the way they made them by using a different material they are useless. The edges of the boots have frayed and they are in a terrible state. Wehn I complained they asked me to send them back to them but I'd had them about six months, they were the only ones I had and I didn't want my hrose to be without magnetic boots, even for a couple of weeks.
But I certainly wouldn't buy another pair, and would go down the route of Premier Equine magentic wraps instead.
Achinghips
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No. Want some proof?
^ a b Park, Robert L. (2000). Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 5863. ISBN 0-19-513515-6. "Not only are magnetic fields of no value in healing, you might characterize these as "homeopathic" magnetic fields."
^ Wanjek, Christopher (2003). Bad Medicine: misconceptions and misuses revealed from distance healing to vitamin O. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1253. ISBN 0-471-43499-X.
^ National Science Foundation, Division of Resources Statistics (2006-02). Science and Engineering Indicators, 2006. Arlington, VA. Chapter 7.
^ a b Stick C; Hinkelmann K, Eggert P, Wendhausen H (1991). "Do strong static magnetic fields in NMR tomography modify tissue perfusion?". Nuklearmedizin 154: 326.
^ Rawls, Walter C.; Davis, Albert Belisle (1996). Magnetism and Its Effects on the Living System. Acres U.S.A. ISBN 0-911311-14-9.
^ a b c Singh, Simon; Edzard Ernst (2008-04-08). "Are we being hoodwinked by alternative medicine? Two leading scientists examine the evidence". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b c d Flamm, Bruce L. (2006-07). "Magnet Therapy: a billion-dollar boondoggle". Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry). Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ Polk, Charles; Elliot Postow (1996). Handbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. CRC Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-8493-0641-8.
^ "Is Blood Magnetic". The Naked Scientist. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Does MRI attract the iron in your blood?". Revising MRI. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Safety in Medical Imaging Procedures".
^ a b Finegold L, Flamm BL (January 2006). "Magnet therapy". BMJ 332 (7532): 4. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7532.4. PMC 1325112. PMID 16399710.
^ Altman, DG; KF Schulz, D Moher, M Egger, F Davidoff, D Elbourne, PC Gøtzsche, T Lang, Consort Group (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) (2001-04-17). "The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration". Annals of Internal Medicine 134 (8): 663694. PMID 11304107.
^ a b c "Magnet therapies 'have no effect'". BBC. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b c Pittler, Max H. (2008-03). "Static magnets for reducing pain". Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 13 (1): 5. doi:10.1211/fact.13.1.0003. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b James D. Livingston. "Magnetic Therapy: Plausible Attraction?". Skeptical Inquirer.
^ Richmond, S. J.; Brown, S. R.; Campion, P. D.; Porter, A. J. L.; Moffett, J. A. K.; Jackson, D. A.; Featherstone, V. A.; Taylor, A. J. (2009). "Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial☆☆". Complementary Therapies in Medicine 17 (56): 249256. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2009.07.002. PMID 19942103. edit
^ "Copper bracelets and arthritis". NHS Choices. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
^ a b "Magnetic bracelets may relieve hip and knee pain". British Medical Association. December 18, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^ National Science Board (2002). Science and Engineering Indicators 2002. Arlington, Virginia: National Science Foundation. pp. ch. 7. ISBN 978-0-16-066579-0. "Among all who had heard of [magnet therapy], 14 percent said it was very scientific and another 54 percent said it was sort of scientific. Only 25 percent of those surveyed answered correctly, that is, that it is not at all scientific."
^ "Magnets". CDRH Consumer Information. Food and Drug Administration. 2000-03-01. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
^ a b Park, Robert L. (2000). Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud. New York, New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 5863. ISBN 0-19-513515-6. "Not only are magnetic fields of no value in healing, you might characterize these as "homeopathic" magnetic fields."
^ Wanjek, Christopher (2003). Bad Medicine: misconceptions and misuses revealed from distance healing to vitamin O. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1253. ISBN 0-471-43499-X.
^ National Science Foundation, Division of Resources Statistics (2006-02). Science and Engineering Indicators, 2006. Arlington, VA. Chapter 7.
^ a b Stick C; Hinkelmann K, Eggert P, Wendhausen H (1991). "Do strong static magnetic fields in NMR tomography modify tissue perfusion?". Nuklearmedizin 154: 326.
^ Rawls, Walter C.; Davis, Albert Belisle (1996). Magnetism and Its Effects on the Living System. Acres U.S.A. ISBN 0-911311-14-9.
^ a b c Singh, Simon; Edzard Ernst (2008-04-08). "Are we being hoodwinked by alternative medicine? Two leading scientists examine the evidence". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b c d Flamm, Bruce L. (2006-07). "Magnet Therapy: a billion-dollar boondoggle". Skeptical Inquirer (Committee for Skeptical Inquiry). Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ Polk, Charles; Elliot Postow (1996). Handbook of Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Fields. CRC Press. p. 161. ISBN 0-8493-0641-8.
^ "Is Blood Magnetic". The Naked Scientist. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Does MRI attract the iron in your blood?". Revising MRI. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
^ "Safety in Medical Imaging Procedures".
^ a b Finegold L, Flamm BL (January 2006). "Magnet therapy". BMJ 332 (7532): 4. doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7532.4. PMC 1325112. PMID 16399710.
^ Altman, DG; KF Schulz, D Moher, M Egger, F Davidoff, D Elbourne, PC Gøtzsche, T Lang, Consort Group (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) (2001-04-17). "The revised CONSORT statement for reporting randomized trials: explanation and elaboration". Annals of Internal Medicine 134 (8): 663694. PMID 11304107.
^ a b c "Magnet therapies 'have no effect'". BBC. 2006-01-06. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b c Pittler, Max H. (2008-03). "Static magnets for reducing pain". Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies 13 (1): 5. doi:10.1211/fact.13.1.0003. Retrieved 2009-08-18.
^ a b James D. Livingston. "Magnetic Therapy: Plausible Attraction?". Skeptical Inquirer.
^ Richmond, S. J.; Brown, S. R.; Campion, P. D.; Porter, A. J. L.; Moffett, J. A. K.; Jackson, D. A.; Featherstone, V. A.; Taylor, A. J. (2009). "Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: A randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial☆☆". Complementary Therapies in Medicine 17 (56): 249256. doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2009.07.002. PMID 19942103. edit
^ "Copper bracelets and arthritis". NHS Choices. 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
^ a b "Magnetic bracelets may relieve hip and knee pain". British Medical Association. December 18, 2004. Retrieved January 30, 2013.
^ National Science Board (2002). Science and Engineering Indicators 2002. Arlington, Virginia: National Science Foundation. pp. ch. 7. ISBN 978-0-16-066579-0. "Among all who had heard of [magnet therapy], 14 percent said it was very scientific and another 54 percent said it was sort of scientific. Only 25 percent of those surveyed answered correctly, that is, that it is not at all scientific."
^ "Magnets". CDRH Consumer Information. Food and Drug Administration. 2000-03-01. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-05-02.