The Uses and Benefits of Copper Magnetic Bracelets
Posted: March 10th, 2010 | Author: travel-people | Filed under: Disability and Health | Tags: Arnold Palmer copper bracelets, Copper magnetic bracelet, Copper Magnetic Bracelets, Hematite Magnetic Bracelets, ionoc sport band, Titanium Magnetic Bracelets, trion-z, trion:z | 2 Comments »Copper magnetic bracelets are becoming more and more popular and not just for the sufferers of arthritis but for sports men and women in a variety of different sports and activities.
The combination of high gauss magnets and copper have been proven to have beneficial effects on pain, inflammation and other joint and muscle problems.
Purchasing a copper magnetic bracelet can have lasting benefits such as pain relief from arthritis, tendonitis, rheumatism when additional medicines and treatments are not considered effective. Many arthritis sufferers find copper magnetic bracelets alleviate their pain considerably.
In Europe, Russia, China, Japan and many other countries, convinced of the benefits, millions of people continue to use magnet therapy.
Today, we are experiencing an exciting revival of this ancient therapy. Resulting from the impact of more and more clinical studies and anecdotal evidence, 120 million people worldwide spend over $1.5 billion globally on the therapeutic benefits of magnets. The use of magnet therapy for health and well-being has an ancient history dating back thousands of years, Ancient Egyptians used lodestones to prolong life and improve health. It is said that Cleopatra wore a polished lodestone on her third eye, in the belief that it helped maintain her youth and beauty.
Copper was also found to have physical benefits such as muscle relaxation, improved blood flow and increased oxygen output to tissues and the combination of copper AND magnets is a double whammy tha makes for a very effective treatment for muscle and tissue injuries.
Studies have shown that can be copper in the bracelets is absorbed through the skin and that helps to relieve pain as it is believed that copper has analgesic properties.
Copper is often used for electrical purposes due to its conducting abilities and the idea of using copper in a magnetic bracelet is that the energies assimilated from the magnetic fields flows freely to provide relief from pain and inflammation.
The copper magnetic bracelet or strap should be placed close to the area you intend to treat and it doesn’t matter if you wear the bracelets or strap tightly or loosely since the effect will still work on the entire area around where it is placed.
Copper magnetic bracelets are hugely popular with golfers especially with professionals who practice for hours and hours and put extra strain on their joints and muscles. One of the most famous golfers of all, Arnold Palmer, has his own range of extremely elegant copper magnetic bracelets.
Magnetic golf bracelets these days are lightweight and comfortable to wear and are elegant enough to be worn while playing golf or even just because they look good.
The bracelets are hugely popular among golfers as they create an ionic balance in the wrists that helps to alleviate pain. The iron function in red blood cells is believed to be enhanced significantly so that more oxygen is distributed to the muscles, joints and tissues. Magnetic sport bands have become hugely popular due to their lightweight and sporty styling.
You should always buy a good quality copper bracelets that is made from 99% pure copper.
The statement that magnetic copper bracelets “have been proven to have beneficial effects on pain, inflammation and other joint and muscle problems” is simply not true.
The research shows that these things are not effective. Hence:
“People who experience persistent and disabling pain may be especially vulnerable to misleading claims relating to unproven treatments…Our results indicate that magnetic and copper bracelets are generally ineffective for managing pain, stiffness and phsyical function…reported therapeutic benefits are most likely attributable to non-specific placebo effects”.
Source: Richmond et al (2009)Therapeutic effects of magnetic and copper bracelets in osteoarthritis: a randomised placebo-controlled crossover trial. Complementary Therapies in Medicine. 17, 249-256. Link: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0965229909000569
Don’t believe the hype. This is simply an thinly veiled advert to sell something that doesn’t work.
I disagree with the findings that copper bracelets do nothing for Bursitis or other pain management. I had to remove mine for some reason and went several months without the benefit of the copper entering through the skin, and my Bursitis was back so bad that I could not lift my arm above the elbow heigth. Put the bracelet back on, and after 2or3 months, pain gone again, and has remained gone for years……