The investigators report data for 193 patients randomized to 12 weeks of wearing a standard, weak, or dummy magnetic bracelet. Patients had osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, with confirmatory ...

Dec. 17, 2004 -- Magnetic bracelets may reduce the pain associated with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, suggest the results of a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study published in the ...

The patients were given one of three bracelets to wear for 12 weeks - a standard strength magnetic bracelet, a weak magnetic bracelet, or a non-magnetic 'placebo' bracelet. The patients were asked to ...

Today we find magnets in almost everything from socks to mattresses, bracelets, and even athletic wear. Magnetic bracelet has become quite popular recently. The magnets claim to heal numerous ...

Magnetic bracelets reduce pain in osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, finds a study in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. Osteoarthritis affects around 760,000 people in the United Kingdom, ...

It was a real stick-to-your-ribs meal. Doctors were flabbergasted after discovering that a four-year-old’s “colicky” pain turned out to be caused by a magnetic bracelet that he’d swallowed. “We ...

Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective in relieving arthritis pain, according to a new study. Researchers conducted the first randomized placebo-controlled trial on the use of both ...

Researchers said today that magnetic bracelets, worn by many for their supposed health benefits, do reduce the pain of osteoarthritis. The study focused on 194 patients, aged 45 to 80, who had ...

I heard a report about the effectiveness of magnetic bracelets for arthritis pain. My 85-year-old father suffers terribly and has been taking Celebrex. We’re concerned about reports linking Celebrex ...

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People who wear magnetic bracelets to ward off pain may be right to swear by them, researchers say. A study of people with diagnosed arthritis and pain in their hips and knees found that wearing the ...