Recommendations for magnetic bracelet...

[JamesArthur60]

I need a "it really helps and works" recommendation on a quality made copper/stainless magnetic bracelet. I've seen them start at $20.00 on up. Not sure if price makes a difference. Thanks, from another joint pain sufferer. It's effecting my range time.

 

[BarbC]

I believe it is hype.

I knew a farrier who put one of those magnetic therapy plates on his back. It didn't do a thing.

For magnetic therapy to actually work, the magnetic power would have you stuck on the side of your car.

But if it helps you believe it's working, the relaxation from that thought might help you feel better.

Here's an article from Quackwatch: http://www.quackwatch.org/04ConsumerEducation/QA/magnet.html

 

[sonny]

I was married to a girl who wore a magnetic bracelet. All it got her was a divorce. Not a bad deal for me...considering. Heck, if you really want to throw your money away, I'll stand here and catch it. About the same change as getting cured by copper or anything else. Of course, my physics courses could have been wrong.
Sonny

 

[gunlovingirl]

I have to go along with Barb. As someone who has suffered with rheumatoid arthritis for over 20 years, I've tried about everything. Back when I was first diagnosed with it, I had a new recommendation from friends almost every day. Herbals, home remedies, etc. Nothing worked, including the meds my Dr had me taking. I finally had to show him what a "w"itch I can be and got him to send me to a rheumatologist. I hate taking all the meds, but I sure feel better. I suppose if you can get your mind to believe a bracelet works, it may help you. But I think you'll find out you should have spent the money on a box of ammo! Or Aleve! Just my opinion, which is probably worth just what you paid for it.

 

[afriqueart]

I wear a beanie while on my knees facing SSW, gently rocking and repeating my mantra while holding a superman comic, counting Roses beads drinking poison and playing with snakes asking Saint Kevin to give me lots of money and heal all those he made sick.

Works as good as any quackery!

 

[straightshooter1]

I've tried several, no help at all.

Last time I looked at them, I was told the problem was that I was buying the "cheap" ones.

If I really wanted it to work, I had to step up and pay (IIRC about $300) the price for a "good" one (which the person happened to be selling).

And, no, I didn't.

The OTC joint stuff, especially, for me, if it has MSM in it, seems to help somewhat.

I tried lots of Advil and it helped until I got Gastritis (thankfully no ulcer).

Now I take the OTC stuff and one Aleve in the morning with breakfast and one in the evening with supper.

I still hurt. Guess it's part of the price for growing old.

Bob

 

[JamesArthur60]

Well guys I'm sorry you are negative on such bracelets. I currently use one and it works great for me. The problem with the one I have is it's large and attached to a leather band. I need something smaller and metal for summer wear. Not going to argue if it's a myth or real. It eases my wrist pain and that's all that matters to me. A google search reveals tons of styles. I was just hoping to get feedback from some fellow old timers with a similar problem.

 

[JOliver]

I too suffer from cronic back pain ...and I'm 29
I have tried everything and nothing works FOR ME ...I have found that to be the case,everyone is different
Now I have bad days and worse days ...but if you want something to spend a few bucks on and get some results ...I have been pleased with my TENS UNIT ...Google them and find out ...they give you a little shock..which blocks the pain.
I thought I had to get one from the DR but I found out and ordered one from a nice place online for about 55 bucks and it helps...sometimes
Dont know how bad your pain is but ...A Tens unit is worth the time to research.

 

[straightshooter1]

I'm glad it works for you. I have a friend who has them all over the innerspring under her mattress and she says they work for her.

Maybe it's an age thing. Older folks like me, doesn't seem to help. Younger folks, seem to get some benefits.

Of course this bit of wisdom is based on a pretty small sample of people I know locally, so-I know it is hard to believe-I could be wrong about age being a factor in whether these things help or not.

Bob

 

[ChuckS1]

If I paid $300 for one, I'd wouldn't admit that it didn't work!

 

[Beauetienne]

My Dad spent a few hundred on a magnetic mattress pad. This thing is HEAVY and is completely lined with magnets. Much more than any bracelet.

It didn't work for him and it doesn't work for me.

 

[Bob R]

It didn't work for him and it doesn't work for me.

That is beacause you didn't use a pyramid over the bed to focus the energy of the universe into you and your mattress pad.

bob

 

[novalty]

I'm 29 and was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis since I was 7. I have been on a wide assortment of medication: telecton, gold shots, prednisone, methotrexate, and embrel. I have heard untold numbers on helpful things. The strangest would be bee stings, have heard that not eating chocolate helps. I have tried the bracelets without any success. I did have bilateral hip replacements when I was 24, and it completely changed my life. Before the hip replacements I was in intense pain, taking 6 vicodin a day to numb the pain, and still working 40 hours a week.

 

[oldRoger]

My wife has a Senior Friend with whom she plays Tennis; the Lady in question became a magnet addict. My wife has the normal aches and pains of advancing age as do I. Her friend kept trying to enlist me in an effort to get my wife to wear assorted magnets. I was given all sorts of pseudo-scientific literature which was supported to convert me to the cause.
I am a skeptic, to show how bad it is with me, I didn’t believe in Hope and Change. I was not converted to magnets either, though I will admit one came in handy for finding small screws.

After two or three years and an investment of $hundred$ if not $thousand$, my Wife’s friend slowly begin appear without magnets.
While I am a skeptic, I am a polite skeptic; I have never mentioned the missing magnets.

 

[jkc]

Before I spent hundreds of dollars on magnetic bracelets &tc., I'd try spending a few $ on aluminum foil, formed into hats --- similar results with dissimilar costs predicted.

 

[billythetree]

Magnetic bracelets definitely don't work for everyone.

The argument can be made, though, that it's worth a shot -- there are no side effects, after all. Yes, it's an investment, no doubt, but you can always simply return it to the place you bought it from if it doesn't work for you.

My two cents .

-----------------
Robin Weber
President
BillyTheTree.com Magnetic Bracelets

 

[therevjay]

A copper braclet (no magnets) worked for my mother, who had arthritis.
Although it was probably the power of suggestion, if it quits hurting who cares why?