Magnotherapy and it's Benefits
for Sports & Fitness Enthusiasts
The benefits of magnotherapy have been well
documented in recent years by the many people who have undeniably benefited
from its use - both to aid healing and to alleviate pain.
But, how exactly does
magnotherapy work?…
The pain relieving and healing benefits of
magnotherapy are the result of a change in the body's pH levels caused by
magnetic energy (1)
Stress and inflammation (together with the
resulting pain experienced by many sports people and health & fitness
enthusiasts) usually causes an excess of lactic acid to be produced by the
body.
The importance of maintaining the correct pH
balance is vital to the life of cells in the body - but the pH level of a cell
can only be neutralised by the movement of electrons in and out of the
cell. Therefore an acidic cell (low pH) can be nuetralised by accepting
electrons, and an alkaline cell (high pH) can be neutralised by donating
electron.
The movement of electrons in the body is the
fundamental action of magnotherapy. In other words, without the movement of
electrons, pH levels cannot change and the benefits are not felt.
Magnotherapy can play an important role in
maintaining the correct pH levels which are important to optimize health and
performance.
Magnotherapy and Healing -
The Proof
Magnotherapy has been successfully used to help
promote connective tissue healing and repair, musculoskeletal pain relief,
bone repair and the acceleration of the healing of fractures - problems
commonly experienced by sports people.
Thermography (heat) trials have shown an
increase in blood flow when magnets are used (2)
Scintigraphy scanning (which measures the
metabolic uptake of an injected substance) has shown a 30% increase in the
rate of substance uptake in the soft tissues, and in the bone of a leg,
treated with magnets (2)
Magnotherapy and Pain Relief
- The Proof
Magnotherapy can help to reduce pain which has
not been effectively controlled by medication.
In a double-blind, placebo controlled study,
patients were treated with magnets applied to the skin. A statistically
significant reduction in lower back pain was observed. The pain relief was
significantly greater than the placebo group where unmagnetised pads were used
(2)
Why is it Important to Use
Central Reverse Polarity Magnets?
Central Reverse Polarity (CRP) magnets are
superior to any other static magnet because they are specifically designed to
move electrons. As the moving of electrons is the fundamental action of
magnotherapy, which enables the body's pH levels to change, it is clear why it
is important to choose a high quality CRP magnet.
How Can Magnotherapy Help
Sporting Enthusiasts?
Many sporting injuries/conditions are the result
of excess lactic acid production. This has a detrimental effect on the body's
pH balance and triggers the brain to respond as pain.
Magnotherapy can help to increase the cellular
oxygen levels, increase fluid and gas circulation by dilating blood vessels,
improve cell permeability, reduce imflammation and normalise pH levels in the
body thus relieving pain (2)
It is thought that the magnetic field influences
ionic exchange across cell membranes thus influencing the metabolism of waste
products left behind by injury.
By increasing the circulation to and around an
injury site, pain can be alleviated and the healing process accelerated.
Magnotherapy can help to improve recovery rates
after exercising, competing or illness and can also help to boost energy
levels.
1 Vaclavek MV Doctor; Magnotherapy the pHacts
(1999)
2 Ecoflow data on file
Written by Ron McAndrews, Athletics Coach &
England Team