Magnetic bracelets DO work...

Full title:
Magnetic bracelets DO work, say researchers

Primary source:
The Daily Mail on line

Extracts:
"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 osteoarthritis of the hip or knee."

"The researchers, writing in the British Medical Journal, said: "Pain from osteoarthritis of the hip and knee decreases when wearing magnetic bracelets."

"Around 760,000 people in the UK suffer from osteoarthritis, with three million visits to GPs concerning the condition in 2000."

"The team said their findings suggested that the benefit of magnetic bracelets was clinically useful, but higher strength magnets seemed to be needed."

"A spokeswoman for the Arthritis Research Campaign said: "We funded this study because we wanted to establish if there was any evidence for the claims made on behalf of magnetic bracelets, and we didn't want the public to waste their money on devices that didn't work.

"Results appear to show that wearing a magnetic bracelet does reduce pain in people with hip and knee osteoarthritis although it is still unclear whether this effect is due in some part to the placebo effect.

"As magnetic bracelets are quite cheap and safe, people with osteoarthritis might want to consider wearing them as part of their self-help regime."

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