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  • Reduce pain Manufacturers of magnetic bracelets, which cost between £30 and £50, claim they can reduce pain in a variety of conditions. But research has proved contradictory, with some studies showing pain reduction and others reporting no effect at all. The researchers noted: "If magnets were effective they would offer a cheap and probably safe treatment option." The team said their findings suggested that the benefit of magnetic bracelets was clinically useful, but higher strength magnets seemed to be needed. They concluded: "The cost of bracelets (around £30-£50) compares well with that of analgesics (paracetamol £20 a year...). "Larger investigations should now test the safety of magnets relative to the well known risks of analgesics." They said the benefits were in addition to existing treatments and these should not be stopped without the patient speaking to a doctor. A spokeswoman for the Arthritis Research Campaign said: "We funded this study because we wanted to establish if there was any evidence for the claims made on behalf of magnetic bracelets, and we didn't want the public to waste their money on devices that didn't work. "Results appear to show that wearing a magnetic bracelet does reduce pain in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis although it is still unclear whether this effect is due in some part to the placebo effect. "As magnetic bracelets are quite cheap and safe, people with osteoarthritis might want to consider wearing them as part of their self-help regime." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-331133/Magnetic-bracelets-DO-work-say-researchers.html
  • On occasion, they look pretty. If you walk too close to your TV you might break it, which is always a good thing. No. They simply don't work past the well-documented placebo effect that occurs in most forms of woo-woo medicine. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6WCS-4X3MR5C-1&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=9e223ccbee8abd610af615b5cf993a60
  • According to recent research, there are none other than the placebo effect. http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/10/16/arthritis-bracelets-copper.html
  • You can keep it on your refrigerator door when you're not wearing it.

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