What is Magnet Therapy?

Magnet Therapy was first used by the Chinese over 4,000 years ago and many other cultures, including the Greeks and Egyptians, using naturally magnetic rock (known as lodestone or magnetite) to treat a wide variety of physical and psychological ailments, but the size and weight of those that existed, made them very difficult to use.

In the 16th Century, the famous Swiss physician and alchemist Paracelus, was responsible for ‘rediscovering’ magnet therapy, and used it widely in his practice, resulting in an increase in its popularity throughout Europe.

He declared that “The magnet is the King of all secrets” and used it to treat a variety of conditions including headache, rheumatic problems, and even recommended drinking a solution made by adding ground lodestone to water.		  

According to one legend, this alternative therapy method was supposedly discovered and named after a Greek shepherd named Magnes, whose iron staff became strongly attracted to a lodestone rock, and other legends claim that this therapy was first discovered in an ancient part of Europe known as Magnesia.

Magnet therapy has long been accepted as a standard medical therapy in Asia, parts of Europe, and Australia, and is now gaining greater acceptance in the United States and the UK.

Magnetism is measured in Gauss, and a typical refrigerator type is about 10 Gauss, this is too weak to penetrate the skin-and unlikely to be helpful for anything more than a minor bruise.
Medical ones range in strength from 450 Gauss to 10,000 Gauss.

In Simple Terms The Higher the Gauss Power the Better the Pain Relief

Those with 1000 to 3000 Gauss power are recommended for chronic diseases like rheumatism, paralysis, backache and injury to large muscles; more delicate parts of the body such as the eyes or ears require less Gauss power of around 500.

500 Gauss should also be used when treating children.		  
The depth of penetration into the body is another critical factor in this type of therapy, and is in direct relationship to its size and Gauss power.

A magnet can have strength of over 10,000 Gauss, but if it is small it might only penetrate an inch or two into the body.
To be effective, a product must be strong enough to penetrate completely through the injured area at an effective therapy level.

The problem here is that the strength of a magnetic field dissipates rapidly with increasing distance from the magnet, and many times an injured area can be several inches below the skin; if the product is not properly designed, the field will drop below adequate therapy levels before it ever reaches the injured area, thereby rendering the therapy completely ineffective.

Four main factors determine the strength and effective penetration depth of a product's magnetic field.
1.    The size
2.    The number  used
3.    The polarity (negative or positive) facing the body
4.    Manufacturer's Gauss rating
All four of these factors must be known to be able to determine the effectiveness of any magnet therapy product.		  
Since the 1960s, clinical studies in the United States have shown magnet therapy to be an effective method for relieving pain and discomfort.

Japan and many eastern European countries have conducted hundreds of studies for over 30 years, and researchers continue to find that this therapy provides tremendous benefits for a wide range of conditions, and currently now being used by over 150 million people worldwide.

Physicians in the United States using magnet therapy in their practices have reported excellent results with their patients.