Magnet therapy

Magnet therapy, or magnetic therapy, is a form of alternative medicine based on the claim that certain medical disorders can be effectively treated by exposure to magnetic fields. Some believe that magnetic fields emanating from permanent magnets placed close to the body can cause bones to heal faster, relieve pain, and perform other forms of healing to the body. It is most commonly recommended by practitioners as a cure for joint disorders and back problems. Critics charge that no verifiable evidence has been put forth that magnet therapy has any real benefits, and thus relegate it to the realm of pseudo-science. It may act as a placebo in some people.

External links

• Magnetic Therapy: Plausible Attraction? by James D. Livingston — a well balanced and extensive Skeptical Inquirer article
• Magnet therapy in the Skeptic's Dictionary by Robert Todd Carroll, Ph.D.
• Magnetic Healing
• Magnet Therapy by Stephen Barrett, M.D. — a Quackwatch article

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