MAGNETIC BRACELETS 'DO HELP BEAT PAIN'

People who wear Magnetic Bracelets to ward off pain may be right to swear by them,researches say.

A study of people with diagnosed arthritis and pain in their hips and knees found that wearing the bracelets reduced the amount of painkillers they need to take.

Prof.Edzard Ernst and colleagues from the Peninsular Medical School,Exeter and Plymouth,say in the British Journal that the one off cost of the bracelets compare well with the cost of taking painkillers in the long term.

For the study,194 people with arthritis,recruited from the general practices in Devon,used bracelets for 12 weeks.Those with high strength magnetic bracelets used painkillers on fewer days in the study period than those wearing dummy ones.

Celia Hall

Medical Editor

Daily Telegraph

MAGNETIC PAIN RELIEF BRACELETS 'REALLY WORK'

Magnetic braceletsworn by thousands to relieve the agony of arthritis really work a study of sufferers suggest.

They were tested by medical experts commissioned by the  Arthritis Research Campaign to try to decide conclusively whether they were genuinely effective.

Researches used 194 patients aged 45 to 80 who had Arthritis.

Studies in theMedical Journal found Magnetic Bracelets can help relieve the symptoms of Osteoarthritis.