MAGNET THERAPY

Dominika Dakinevičiūtė
Faculty of Medicine
2019
Content
• Vocabulary
• Definition
• History
• Magnets
• Magnet therapy technique
• Benefits
• For what conditions therapy is used
• Negative side of magnetic therapy
• Conclusion
Vocabulary
• Conductivity - the extent that material allows an electric current to
flow through
• Electrical current -  a measure of the amount of electrical charge
transferred per unit of time.
• Flux - the product of the electric displacement and the area across
which it is displaced in an electric field.
• Rejuvenate - make (someone or something) look or feel better,
younger, or more vital.
Magnet therapy
• Magnetic therapy, also called magnetic field therapy and bioenergy
therapy, is an alternative therapy that uses magnets of varying sizes
and strengths that are placed on the body to relieve pain and treat
disease. 
History
• Magnetic therapy dates back at least 2,000 years.
• Folk healers in Europe and Asia believed that magnets can treat a
variety of ailments. These healers believed that magnets could actually
draw disease from the body.
• Egyptian queen Cleopatra used
magnet to keep her skin youthful.
• The newest magnetic therapy was
introduced in 1976 in Boston.
Magnets
How magnetic therapy works?

Magnetic therapy works in the

human body through the
circulatory system and the
endocrine system. 
Benefits of magnet therapy
Cellular effect
• Enrich the oxygen in the cells
• Increasing the metabolism
• Increases energy on the cellular
level
Effects on organs and systems
• Increases the electrical
conductivity of the blood
• A stabilizing effect on both high
and low blood pressure
• Regulate and normalize
hormone secretion in the glands
Magnet therapy is used for:
• Alleviate symptoms of pain • Inflammation 
• Reduce of minor swelling • Insomnia
• Post-Op Recovery • Muscle pain
• Osteoarthritis • Wound healing
• Circulatory disorders • Headaches
• Diabetic neuropathy
• Fibromyalgia
• Immune dysfunction
Negative side of magnetic therapy

Magnet therapy can‘t be applied on: Side effects:

• People who use a pacemaker • Pain
• People who have an insulin • Nausea
pump • Dizziness
• Pregnant woman
Conclusion
• There have been many studies on magnetic field therapy. Some
clinical trials have shown potential for magnetic therapy as a
treatment for pain, but there's no clear proof that it can treat any
condition.
Sources
• https://www.livescience.com/40174-magnetic-therapy.html
• https://www.promagnet.com/pages/how-magnetic-therapy-works
• https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=22961
• https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/magnetic-field-therapy-
overview
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnet_therapy
• http://www.electrotherapy.org/modality/magnetic-therapy
• https://healthyline.com/magnetic-therapy-benefits/