The Attraction of Magnet Therapy Despite mixed scientific reviews, the concept of magnets as medical therapy continues to pull people in. The Attraction of Magnet Therapy Despite mixed scientific reviews, the concept of magnets as medical therapy continues to pull people in. The pull of magnets as a pain relief therapy continues to grow despite most scientific studies showing they have little if any real value. Nevertheless, people are spending millions on all things magnetic.
Shoppers can buy magnetic jewelry, shoe inserts, mattress pads, and even magnet-conditioned water.
There are magnet wraps for thumbs, wrists, knees, thighs, ankles, elbows, shoulders, shins, back, and head, some complete with endorsements from professional golfers. There are even magnet products for dogs and horses. I'm very skeptical. Nonsense or not, the results of the latest magnet therapy study aren't likely to dampen the attraction. Conducted by the physical medicine and rehabilitation department at the University of Virginia Health System, the six-month study was designed to look at how static magnetic fields worked in treating fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition of unclear origin.