magnetic therapy
Magnets for wellness
Magnetic therapy is the use of magnets or magnetic fields as an alternative treatment for pain, inflammation, or other ailments.
Practitioners place magnets on or near the body, claiming they improve blood flow or accelerate healing.
Scientific evidence for these claims is limited, but magnetic bracelets and similar products remain popular: She wore a magnetic therapy bracelet for her arthritis.
- homeopathyDiluted-substance alternative medicine
- snake oilFraudulent cure-all
- electromagnetic fieldsForce regions from charges
- charlatanismFraudulent claim to skill
- placebo effectHealing through expectation
acupuncture · quackery · pain management · neodymium · scientific skepticism · pseudoscience · bioelectricity · gauss · polarity · permanent magnets · copper jewelry · crystal healing · energy medicine · reflexology · health claims · aromatherapy · chronic pain · joint pain
- natural remediesherbal tea, essential oils, echinacea, ginseng, elderberry
- alternative medicineacupuncture, acupressure, Ayurveda, ayurveda, homeopathy
- Natural Healingacupressure, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, chiropractic, herbal medicine
- pseudosciencehomeopathy, astrology, phrenology, numerology, palmistry
- quack curessnake oil, patent medicine, patent medicines, elixirs, tonics
- Bioelectricsbioelectricity, electrotherapy, electrical stimulation, action potential, depolarization
magnetic therapyevidence-based medicine
Clinical care guided by research
clinical medicine · surgery · chemotherapy · antibiotics · vaccination
magnetic therapypharmacotherapy
Treatment using pharmaceutical agents
drug therapy · surgery · chemotherapy · radiation therapy · immunotherapy