Healing Magnets. A Guide for Pain Relief, Speeding Recovery, and Restoring Balance

180 Pages·1998·19.6 MB·English

by  Sherry Kahn

"Magnets can heal and Sherry Kahn offers convincing evidence that they do.
Everyone deserves to know how they can help themselves get better fast."
—RON LAWRENCE. M.D..PH.D.,
President, North American Academy of MagneticTherapy, ''
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A GUIDE FOR PAIN RELIEF,
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Foreword copyright 2000 byDr. Serafina Corsello
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Kahn, Sherry.
Healingmagnets : aguide forpain relief, speeding recovery, and
restoring balance / bySherry Kahn.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
I. Magnetotherapy. I.Title.
RM893.K346 2000
615.8*45—dc2 99-058303
ISBN 0-609-80555-X
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First Edition
IMPORTANT NOTICE
This book provides exciting information about magnet ther-
apy, from which many people have benefited.You should, how-
ever, see a physician if you have acute or persistent undiagnosed
pain. Such pain may indicate a serious problem that may require
more sophisticated intervention than magnet therapy.
The author has no financial interest in any manufacturer or
distributor of therapeutic magnets.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword xi
L AN ANCIENTTOOL FOR MODERNTIMES
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Cathys Story • Magnetic versus Electromagnetic Fields •
A HelpfulTherapy for Many Ailments • Magnetic Fields and
Health • Who Can Use Magnets
2. THE HISTORY OF MAGNETTHERAPY 9
Back to the Beginning • Moving Forward • MagnetTherapy
in the United States
3* THE NATURE OF MAGNETS 17
What Makes a Magnet a Magnet • Modern Magnets •
Temporary versus Permanent Magnets • Measuring Magnetic
Fields • The Magnetic Earth • The Body Magnetic •
Electromagnetic Smog • Being Out of Sync
4. HOW MAGNETS HEAL 29
The Pole Story • How MagnetsWork
5. LOOKING ATTHE EVIDENCE 41
The New Medicine • Magnet Therapy Evidence • Research
Design • Magnet Therapy Studies • Conditions for Which
MagnetTherapy Has Been Found Helpful
vii
Healing Magnets
CHOOSING MAGNETS
6* 83
Wandering the Magnetic Web • Product Descriptions
• Types of Magnetic Products • Purchasing Considerations
7. TREATINGWITH MAGNETS 95
Professional Interest • A Few Precautions • A Complemen-
tary Therapy • The Polarity Issue • How to Use Magnets
• Frequently Asked Questions
AROUNDTHE CORNER
8. 113
Learning More • Nerve Regeneration • In the Next Decade
orTwo
APPENDIX L RESOURCES 119
Magnetic Product Distributors • Magnet Therapy Organiza-
tions/Training Programs
APPENDIX SELECTED MAGNETTHERAPY
2.
ACUPUNCTURE POINTS 127
APPENDIX KOREAN HANDTHERAPY
3.
OVERVIEW 133
Notes 137
Index 157
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