magnetotherapy

Healing with magnets

Magnetotherapy is the use of magnets or magnetic fields to treat pain, inflammation, or other health conditions.

The practice has ancient roots and persists in alternative medicine, though scientific evidence for its effectiveness remains limited.

Practitioners apply static magnets or pulsed electromagnetic fields to affected areas: She tried magnetotherapy for her chronic back pain.

healing

biomagnetism

Magnetism produced by life

rehabilitation · curative · rejuvenation · restorative · vitality · wellness · circulation · tissue repair · cell regeneration · pain management

alternative

holistic

Addressing interconnected wholes

reiki · chiropractic · osteopathy · integrative · complementary · energy medicine · traditional medicine · non-invasive · drugless · natural healing

conditions

arthritis

Inflamed joint disease

bursitis · musculoskeletal · chronic pain · acute pain · inflammation · soreness · joint stiffness · back pain · sciatica · carpal tunnel

devices

gauss

Magnetic flux density unit

polarity

Opposites
therapeutic modality

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Treatment using pharmaceutical agents

drug therapy · chemotherapy · surgery · surgical intervention · radiotherapy

evidence basis

magnetotherapyevidence-based medicine

Clinical care guided by research

clinical medicine

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