RE: copper bracelets - any opinions?
Copper is a trace mineral, so we only need a tiny amount, but it has been found to play a key role in the elasticity of connective tissues. Also, it is one of the few things that has been found to maintain vertebral disc integrity. The only other that I know of is glucosamine sulphate.
Andrew.
RE: copper bracelets - any opinions?
Does anyone know if there is a magnotherapy unit that can fit on a different body part to the wrist? I do therapies for 5-7 hours a day, and wear no jewellery....
RE: copper bracelets - any opinions?
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Does anyone know if there is a magnotherapy unit that can fit on a different body part to the wrist? I do therapies for 5-7 hours a day, and wear no jewellery....
You can purchase neodymium disks that are the size of a 2p piece and are coated in a plastic hypo-allergenic material that you can fix to any part of the body with surgical tape.
There are also smaller ones that are used for the face and neck area and the fingers and toes.
What I would recommend for you because you are on your feet nearly all day is a pair of magnetic insoles to wear in your shoes, these will hve an impact of around 2" but will hit the meridians in your feet.
The information here is for static magnets only.
*Magnets are not to be used by:
Pregnant and lactating women
People fitted with pace makers or other electrical insulin devices
People with cobalt based implants.
RE: copper bracelets - any opinions?
Hello everyone,I feel I must give you the benefit of my limited thoughts on this subject.In a nutshell,I, as a Dairy farmer, am now coming up to 50 ,and you could say have endured a life which has seen me doing many physical jobs ,weight carrying ,shovelling,bale handling,and generally overloading parts of my skeleton(which in the main I enjoyed in a perverse way!) Now some 13 yrs or so ago I did one of my lower discs in ,and damaged my shoulder /neck,all of which have made me wince with the pain ,esp in winter when I get a bit tired/stressed.
My brother in law made me a copper bangle out of some plumbing pipe about 18 months ago,and I have worn it ,on and off,on my left wrist. No real relief was felt at all!! Now my wife does the local papers,and one of her customers ,who has arthritis, told her ,he swaps his from wrist to wrist depending on where the pain is,and she related this to me.I laughed out loud and told her it was all rubbish. However,the next day,I put mine onto my right wrist.Now I,m right handed and the pain I get is mostly right sided. Would you believe ,that within a few days,my shoulder was much better and I can now drive the car in comfort without a back support! I am not saying I dont get discomfort ,but the sharp pain is all gone,and its probably 5 mths now and this is really a bad time of yr for me,but I,m much better than I was. My point is ,get a handyman friend to knock you up a copper bagle out of waste copper pipe and try it,It cant hurt,and if it works for you,hey thats great!
Hi there everybody,
I have met a few people who had to change their copper bracelet every six months as the benfits wear off. My parentsused to wear copper braclets for arthritis and in the past so have I.
But in 1996 I was in so much pain I purchased a magnetic bracelet and I have never looked back. It was the best £30 I ever spent. My husband and I both swear by them and never take them off.
Hi Babs and welcome to Healthypages,
I have met a few people who had to change their copper bracelet every six months as the benfits wear off.
I'm trying to think of a scientific reason why the benefits would wear off, but for the life of me I can't. hmmm... :032:
Love and Reiki Hugs
I find that magnetic therapy is like any other therapy that we use - it is likely to be effective on approx. 70% of the population so some will get effect, some won't.
I also find that some people are more sensitive to magnetic energy and the body will tell you when it has had enough of the magnets and 'ask' you to take them off - in some cases you will find yourself playing with a magnetic bracelet, taking it off and putting it on again until you realise that you will be more comfortable without the magnets on.
Has anyone else had this experience?
i have read most of the comments here and it sounds as if these copper bracelets do the job. now its just finding a site that sells it, does any1 know where i can get a hold of 1? and what do you think of this site www.arthritispain.org.uk
thanks!!
steve
Get your hubby or friend to knock a copper bangle up from a piece of waste copper water pipe .
Then you feel chuffed and thrilled you have saved any spend ,and probably feel the better for it , if it doesn't do anything else!!:D
(by the way ,I wear a diy one,and don't take it off either )
I think that its a suck it and see situation. A copper bracelet probably interacts with the magnetism in our blood (iron in the cells producing a magnetic field) This I would have thought slows the blood down a bit possibly giving it more time to effect a repair on any faulty tissue. Why the copper may need recharging or changing beats me.
Can't think why a static magnet is beneficial unless it also interacts with the "moving" blood iron possible opening up the surface area allowing better transfer of nutrients etc.
A specialist years ago thought little of static magnetic treatments but swore by the pulsed magnetic effect produced by some commercial devices.
I'm inclined to agree as the pulsed method should be able to react with any stationary cell in the body not just the mobile ones.