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The
purpose of the Magnetic Field Basics section is to provide
general and technical information about magnetic fields, their
effects on biology, some therapy principles and types of
magnetic therapy systems and ideas, concepts on safety and risk
reduction and a reading list for more in depth sources. It should serve as a technical resource for people new to
magnetic therapy ideas and as an ongoing reference. Of necessity, the information provided is not
encyclopedic but rather is intended to be introductory. Not all
statements are referenced and the author may not always be
agreed with by other magnetics researchers or scientists. I have tried to give information that is more relevant
from a health perspective, based on my own clinical experience
and review of the science literature. Some of it is more technical than some people may want or
need but may also be inadequate in scope, depth or precision for
others.
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More
and more people are aware of, actually use or are interested in
magnetic fields for health and healing. Besides the need to
understand the impact of magnetism on human functioning, we also
need to know how they can be applied or directed
therapeutically. In
many areas of conventional medicine, both human and veterinary,
effective therapies are still lacking, inadequate, cost too
much, are invasive or cause harm. The public is actively pursuing non-conventional
alternative approaches to their health care needs.
Magnetic
therapy or magnetotherapy offers potential new approaches in
understanding the body and caring for people.
Magnetic therapy is based largely on known
bio-electro-magnetic principles. Many of these are already established in conventional
physical therapy. The
basic principles of magnetism have been known and identified by
Maxwell before the turn of the 20th century.
Health practitioners have seen some of the effects of
magnetic fields (MFs) even in the 2nd century BC in China, but only recently have we had a scientific basis to explain
their observations that magnetic fields can be used in healing. Only in the past 30-40 years has there been more
systematic, concerted use of magnetic fields, including
electromagnetic fields (EMFs), for healing, mainly in former
Soviet Union countries, other parts of Europe and
Asia.
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"Only in
the past 30-40 years has there been more systematic,
concerted use of magnetic fields, including
electromagnetic fields (EMF), for healing, mainly in
former Soviet Union countries, other parts of Europe and
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