Trying to untangle the truth behind the oft-repeated claims that wearing a copper and/or magnetic bracelet can ease the joint pain associated with arthritis, researchers from the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York in the UK studied 45 people with arthritis who were 50 years of age or older. In this study, arthritis patients wore a wrist strap with a magnet (they had two different levels of magnetism), a demagnetized wrist strap, or a copper bracelet. Participants were then asked to rate their levels of arthritis pain over the course of the study. The result: The stiffness, pain, and lack of motion associated with arthritis were not reduced by the bracelets.
“It appears,” says Stewart Richmond, a research fellow at the University of York, “that any perceived benefit from wearing a magnetic or copper bracelet can be attributed to placebo effects.” The conjecture is that folks buy the bracelets when they are in a lot of pain, and as that pain eases over time they attribute the relief to the magic powers of the metal and magnet.
Source: Healthcommunities
I guess it boils down to what you believe in. Great info, thanks Dr. Bob
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ReplyDeleteI have used these bracelets,and I am not sure how much I benefited? Good luck!
Sincerely,
Dr. Bob Moulas
I have a friend that wears a magnet bracelet and feels it does help her. So are we to believe that it is now mind over matter? Do we think it works because others have told us that it does? Who do we believe?
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