Doctors discover that Magnetic Therapy can accelerate Healing and ease Depression

Doctors are discovering that Magnetic Therpay can really can help wounds to heal faster as an  interesting article in the UK Independant points out, citing various studies using magnets to treat depression, spinal cord injuries, chronic pain and osteoarthritis.

Cited studies include Harvard University, where patients with osteoarthritis were given high-strength magnet and dummy sleeves for their knees, which they wore prolonged periods of time. The researchers found that the beneficial effects of the magnetic sleeve began to kick in after four hours, with a sevenfold difference between patients who had the real sleeve and those who had the sham device.

Researchers at the Peninsula Medical School in Plymouth also found that osteoarthritis pain was helped by wearing a standard magnetic bracelet compared to a dummy one.

For a study at the University of Washington, researchers put a magnet on the shoulder of patients who had suffered chronic pain for many years as a result of spinal-cord injury. After the magnet was put on the shoulder for one hour, pain levels halved. Researchers in this study said that the therapy might work by the magnet acting on the nerves. . Another theory is that it has some kind of impact on the blood, and research in North Carolina with animals shows that blood flow is stimulated by the movement of magnetic fields through tissue.

Other theories suggest that magnet therapy has an effect on iron in the blood; improves oxygenation of the blood; alters the pH balance; improves electrical conductivity of cells; or stimulates new cell growth.

Researchers in Canada, who reviewed all the research on magnetic therapy and osteoarthritis, suggest that magnetic therapy works by stimulating new cartilage cells to grow.

Tags: Depression, Magnetic Therapy, Osteoarthritis