Many orthopedic Journals have documented the effectiveness of magnet therapy in strengthening and healing of fractured bones. Ronald Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D, clinical professor at UCLA School Of Medicine and president of the American Association for the Study Of Pain, conducted a great deal of research on medical uses for magnets, and co-authored the book Magnet Therapy, The Pain Cure Alternative . In the book he states, That the effective rate of pain relief is about 85 percent . He also states, Magnets are completely free of side effects . To understand the mechanism of how magnets affect the body and how in particular they will affect a painful area, we should understand how they work.
Magnets come in different strengths.
The strength will be referred to as Gauss . In other words the magnet may be 500 gauss to 3000 gauss. To simplify an explanation, like poles repel and unlike poles attract. Lines of force are three dimensional, surrounding a bar magnet on all sides. When opposite poles of a magnet are brought together, the lines of force join up and the magnets pull together.