Animal Magnetism Australia has been producing our own specially designed range of Magnetic Therapies since 2001. We commenced our own range because our founder, Veterinarian Dr Keith Phillips had researched extensively on the effects of Magnets in healing, and determined that significant improvements could be made to the use of magnetic therapies by utilising much stronger magnets and using a detailed knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology, Chiropractic & Acupuncture, carefully selecting where & how many magnets to use. The results has been the Animal Magnetism range of products which are now enjoyed by clients all over Australia & around the world. In all this time, we have stood steadfastly behind a 60 day money back guarantee if you don't think our products have helped.
Our own Clinical Work in the Animal Chiropractic & Acupuncture Centre has allowed us to view first-hand the amazing results that are possible with Magnetic Therapies. Dr Phillips uses them as part of a holistic approach to healing, and we have numerous paralysed dogs now walking again, numerous "retired lame" horses back under saddle, as well as the countless number who use our products to maintain their health & performance.
The Clinical studies here are a selection from around the world as this "new" thousands year old treatment finally catches the eye of the medical fraternity. And if you think you should wait for your Doctor or Veterinarian to decide they are worth using- remember, when Vitamins were first mentioned they were only in Health food shops & your Doctor said you were wasting your money.
Now they are widely used, recommended, and produced by all the major drug companies. People embracing magnetic therapies now are ahead of the Science- the science will eventually catch up.
Magnets are not always the entire solution to a problem. I use them alongside Chiropractic and Acupuncture and Nutritional supplements all the time, with very pleasing results. Sometimes it can take a little persistence but we will get a significant positive response over 90% of the time. (Dr. Keith Phillips)
RELEVANT CLINICAL STUDY ARTICLES & ABSTRACTS
1. A 12-month double blind clinical test of Magnetic Mattress Pads
A 12-month double blind clinical test of Magnetic Mattress Pads, carried out by San-Ikukai Hospital, Tokyo communications Hospital and Kouseikai Suzuki Hospital by Dr. Kazuo Shimodaira provided the following results. The mattress pads used in this study were typical full-size pads containing 124 permanent ferrite magnets with magnetic field strengths of 750-950 gauss each. The pads themselves were made of two sheets of felt with the magnets sandwiched between them. The felt sheets were then wrapped in a cloth cover.
The total number of subjects in this double-blind clinical experiment was 431 (216 male, 215 female). 375 subjects were given magnetic pads, 56 were given non-magnetic pads. None of the 431 subjects knew which pad they were sleeping on. Subjects selected for the experiment were those with chief complaints related to: Neck and Shoulder pain, Back and Lower Back Pain, Back Pain (general), Lower Limb pain, Insomnia and Fatigue.
To determine the presence of any side effects, blood pressure, hemoglobin, number of erythrocytes and number of leucocytes were examined before and after the use of the mattress pads. Besides blood sedimentation, and TP, COL, ALT, GOT, GPT, Na, and K were also examined, as were functions of the kidneys, liver, pancreas, and the entire circulatory system.
Out of 375 total subjects with symptoms, 301 (80.27%) reported positive results. 74 cases (19.73%) reported no results.
Time of Response
The percentage of subjects who realized the effect of the magnetic mattress pad within 3 days: Neck and Shoulder pain 46.9%, Back and Lower Back Pain 50%, Back Pain (general) 38.7%, Lower Limb pain 54.4%, Insomnia 64.3% and Fatigue 57.8%. Out of 375 total subjects who slept on magnetic mattress pads, 200(53.3%) realized the effects within 3 days. Over 70% realized the effects within 5 Days.
Testing for side effects was conducted at the conclusion of the experiment. Symptoms such as tinnitus, headache, hearing problems, visual disturbances, vertigo, palpitation, perceptive abnormality, motor disturbance, fever, digestive disturbance, cutaneous symptoms ,and other clinical symptoms to suggest any side effects were found to be totally absent. Extensive testing was also done before and after the experiment to check functions of the kidney, liver, pancreas, blood pressure, and circulatory system. No clinical symptoms were found to indicate any side effects whatsoever.
Conclusion
Dr. Shimodaira's conclusion of this year long study conducted in 3 of Japan's foremost hospitals: "The magnetized health mattress(pad) is proved to be effective on neck and shoulder pain, back and lower back pain, back pain, lower limb pain, insomnia and fatigue, and to have no side effects. Return To Menu Of Links]
2. Use of magnet therapy to heal an abdominal wound
A Case study. Szor JK; Topp R Toledo Hospital, Ohio, USA. Ostomy Wound Manage, 44(5):24-9 1998 May
Abstract
Complementary therapies, in particular magnet therapy, may have benefits to offer in healing chronic wounds. This case study involves a 51 year old paraplegic woman with an abdominal wound that had been present for one year. Traditional approaches to wound care had not achieved complete healing. Prior to surgical intervention, the patient consented to the application of magnet therapy over her usual wound dressing. In one month, the wound completely healed. On the basis of this case, further investigation of magnet therapy for wound healing appears to be warranted. Return To Menu Of Links]
3. The effect of oral irrigation with a magnetic water treatment device on plaque and calculus.
Watt DL, Rosenfelder C, Sutton CD George Mason University, Department of Operations Research and Applied Statistics. J Clin Periodontol 1993 May;20(5):314-7
Calculus formation on tooth surfaces is analogous to the formation of lime and scale deposits in plumbing. Magnetic water devices have been shown to significantly reduce scale deposits in industry; therefore an oral irrigator with a magnetic water device may have a similar effect on calculus. To test this hypothesis, a double-blind clinical study was established using 64 irrigators, 30 of which had their magnetic devices removed. 54 patients with heavy supragingival calculus were given irrigators at random after prophylaxis.
Instructions were given to irrigate twice a day, particularly the lower 6 anterior teeth. The patients were also told not to floss these 6 teeth which were to be the study teeth. They were examined after 3 months and measurements were taken of the accretions adhering to the study teeth. No attempt was made to determine whether the adhering material was hard or soft so it must be assumed that at least some of the measured material was also plaque.
The measurements of the group using an irrigator with a magnetic device showed a 44% greater reduction in calculus volume (p < 0.0005) and a 42% greater reduction in area (p < 0.0001) over the group using an unmagnetized irrigator.
There appears to be a statistically significant difference in supragingival accretion volumes between conventional irrigation and using an irrigator with a magnetic water treatment device. Return To Menu Of Links]
4. Effects of static magnetic and pulsed electromagnetic fields on bone healing.
Darendeliler MA, Darendeliler A, Sinclair PM Discipline of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Australia. Int J Adult Orthodon Orthognath Surg 1997;12(1):43-53
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the healing pattern of an experimentally induced osteotomy in Hartley guinea pigs in the presence of static magnetic and pulsed electromagnetic fields.
The sample consisted of 30 Hartley guinea pigs 2 weeks of age divided into 3 groups: pulsed electromagnetic, static magnetic, and control. An osteotomy was performed in the mandibular postgonial area in all groups under general anesthesia. During the experimental period of 9 days, the animals were kept in experiment cages 8 hours per day, the first two groups being in the presence of pulsed electromagnetic and static magnetic field, respectively.
Based on histologic results, both static and pulsed electromagnetic fields seemed to accelerate the rate of bone repair when compared to the control group. The osteotomy sites in the control animals consisted of connective tissue, while new bone had filled the osteotomy areas in both magnetic field groups. Return To Menu Of Links]
5. Effect of a static magnetic field on fracture healing in a rabbit radius
Author Bruce GK; Howlett CR; Huckstep RL Source Clin Orthop, (222):300-6 1987 September Abstract
To ascertain what effect a static magnetic force has on a healing fracture, samarium cobalt magnets were implanted adjacent to induced radial fractures in adult rabbits. A magnetic field of 220-260 G was generated at the fracture site. The radii were allowed to heal for four weeks and the contralateral fractured bones acted as controls. Healing bone units were assessed microscopically and mechanically. Significantly greater forces (p less than 0.01) were required to break those bone units exposed to magnetic fields. However, no significant difference was found when comparing the longitudinal midcallus areas from magnetized and nonmagnetized limbs. Return To Menu Of Links]
6. Effects of static magnetic field on bone formation of rat femurs.
Author Yan QC; Tomita N; Ikada Y Address Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Japan. Source Med Eng Phys, 20(6):397-402 1998 September
Abstract Effects of static magnetic fields (SMF) on bone formation of rat femurs, were evaluated using tapered rods made of magnetized and unmagnetized samarium cobalt of the same size. They were implanted transcortically into the middle diaphysis of rat femurs under press-fit loading. The bone mineral density (BMD) and bone calcium content were measured 12 weeks after implantation by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and chemical analysis with o-cresolphthalein complexon, respectively.
The result revealed that the femurs adjacent to magnetized specimens had significantly higher BMD and calcium content than those adjacent to the unmagnetized specimen (p < 0.01). However, the value of BMD and calcium content of rats with magnetized specimens was similar to that of non-operated rats. No specific change was found in the body weight, serum Ca, activity of alkaline phosphatase, hemogram, and BMD of the tibia and humerus among the magnetized and unmagnetized. These results suggest that the long-term local SMF stimulation on the bone has a local effect to prevent the decrease in BMD caused by surgical invasion or implantation.
7. Response of pain to static magnetic fields in postpolio patients: a double-blind pilot study.
Author Vallbona C; Hazlewood CF; Jurida G Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Source Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 1997 Nov, 78:11, 1200-3
OBJECTIVE: To determine if the chronic pain frequently presented by postpolio patients can be relieved by application of magnetic fields applied directly over an identified pain trigger point.
DESIGN: Double-blind randomized clinical trial.
SETTING: The postpolio clinic of a large rehabilitation hospital.
PATIENTS: Fifty patients with diagnosed postpolio syndrome who reported muscular or arthritic-like pain.
INTERVENTION: Application of active or placebo 300 to 500 Gauss magnetic devices to the affected area for 45 minutes.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Score on the McGill Pain Questionnaire.
RESULTS: Patients who received the active device experienced an average pain score decrease of 4.4 +/- 3.1 (p < .0001) on a 10-point scale. Those with the placebo devices experienced a decrease of 1.1 +/- 1.6 points (p < .005). The proportion of patients in the active-device group who reported a pain score decrease greater than the average placebo effect was 76%, compared with 19% in the placebo-device group (p < .0001).
CONCLUSIONS: The application of a device delivering static magnetic fields of 300 to 500 Gauss over a pain trigger point results in significant and prompt relief of pain in postpolio subjects.
