Magnetic Therapy: Product Types and Uses

Magnetic therapy, as an alternative or complementary health treatment, is becoming more popular than ever. Magnetic healing products are availble in a wide assortment of shapes, types, and configurations. Regardless of the injury or one's requirements, there is probably a magnet therapy product available which is specifically designed to meet those needs. Following, are summaries and descriptions of some of the more popular and widely available magnetic therapy products, and what they are commonly used for..

Knee Support Products
Magnetic therapy knee braces are specifically designed to not only surround the entire knee with a healing biomagnetic field, but also to provide an injured knee with stabilization and compression support. Medical magnet knee support devices (braces and wraps) are regularly used to treat various common knee injuries and general conditions including strains, sprains, tendonitis in the knee, and knee pain resulting from osteoarthritis.

Elbow Braces
Very much like magnetic therapy braces designed for the knee, magnetic therapy elbow braces provide excellent stabilization and compression for elbows that are painful or injured, in addition to bathing the elbow in a healing magnetic field. These types of elbow braces are most commonly used to treat painful elbow problems including tendonitis (tennis and golf elbow), strains, and elbow-related arthritic pain.

Ankle Support Devices
Magnetic healing ankle support products, such as wraps and braces, provide magnetic healing focused directly to painful areas of the joint. Additionally, they are designed to give good stabilization support to injured or weak ankles. These types of support devices are often used when treating sprained ankles and general pain often due to injury or overuse.

Shoulder Support Product
Biomagnetic therapy shoulder support devices are designed to provide excellent stabilization and support for painful and injured shoulders while surround the entire shoulder area with high-strength magnetic fields. These products come in a wide array of types and configurations which are used to treat soreness, stiffness, and pain located in the shoulders and upper back, due to problems including muscle pain, painful and swollen joints, and arthritic shoulder pain.

Back Support Products
Magnet therapy products of this type, are generally designed to be able to treat larger areas of the body at one time, and usually are comprised of a large number of indiviudal spot magnets, which then are able to apply a healing magnetic field across an entire, broad region of the body, such as the lower back. Healing magnet back support devices are most often employed to treat various types of back pain and issues, such as strains, aching muscles, and painful, pulled muscles.

Bracelets
Magnetic therapy jewelry, including bracelets, are available in a wide assortment of attractive and fashionable types and styles in addition to providing user's an easy to utilize magnetic healing throughout the day. Wearing magnet therapy jewelry is a convenient way to provide a constant and healing magnetic field which is thought to affect the bloodstream, potentially resulting in improved circulatory function, an increase bloodflow, and less pain.

Necklaces
Similarly to magnet therapy bracelets, healing magnet necklaces are widely available in a wide range of stylish and attractive types and are the easiest way to get the benefits of magnetic therapy every day. Like magnetic therapy bracelets, and other types of magnetic jewelry, healing magnetic necklaces provide a steady healing magnetic field to the wearer's body.

Spot Magnets (Medical Magnets)
These are tiny, individual magnets which are generally applied to an injured or painful area of the body using a product like surgical tape, an adhesive bandage, or a wrap, to affix the spot magnets in place. Medical magnets are usually placed directly over the part of the body to be treated, but sometimes also placed over corresponding acupuncture points.

Magnetic Therapy Mattress Pads
Magnetic therapy mattress pads and covers have become extremely popular in recent years. The products usually are comprised of thousands of individual medical magnets, which then bathe a person's entire body in a healing magnetic field throughout the night. These devices are popularly used by those who suffer from chronic pain, especially located in the back and/or legs. Also, many people swear by the use of magnetic therapy pads and covers as holistic tools to improve health and increase energy and vitality.

Magnetic Massagers
Magnet therapy massagers are one of the more recent magnet therapy devices to become available, and they provide the unequaled benefit of allowing users to easily target and treat narrowly-focused parts of the body with healing magnetic fields. They come in a range of types and strengths. As a general rule, the more powerful a magnetic field is (the higher its gauss rating is), the more deeply the magnetic field will penetrate through body tissue. Magnet therapy massagers are popular utilized as a tool to increase and stimulate blood flow and to treat painful and swollen joints, aching muscles, or pain located on just about any other area of the body.