I remember 20 years ago I had an older friend that wore a magnet bracelet. Then it was suppose to help arthritis. It didn't heal him,,so he tried the copper fad and it didn't help either.

Maybe it's a mind over matter,

If you get cured we will be walking around in a magnet suit of armor,

Ive tried the bracelets & they didnt help......but i cant really wear any bracelets anymore. Hope it does help you though.

I'm amazed that support groups allow this. I learned pretty quickly to allow no one selling anything access to my members. Some sneak in - I have stopped a meeting and escorted them physically to the door.

I do use magnets, although less than I used to. I have a bracelet, necklace, big pad and small pad. With local pain it cam help. I guess the jewelry felt to heavy, and my little magnets have crumbled or disappeared. I don't know how it works, but I thought maybe it helped blood flow through the areas.

I think that magnets can be very helpful. I do have a magnetic mattress pad and definitely notice a difference when I don't use.

My mother who is 87 swears by magnets and so do many of her friends. They are all advocates of a healthy lifestyle and generally pretty skeptical about just about everything. One thing that they all agree on is the use of magnets. I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss this as a bunch of hooey. Take care.

I haven't used magnets recently, not for fibro, mainly because I hadn't considered it. I did however use them on a sports injury to my knee years ago. They were weird, they definitely did something, I could feel the muscles twitching with them on, a bit like a tens machine. The injury recovered well and I think the magnets played a part in that but I'm not sure if I would find that twitching sensation bearable these days.......but I may try it now you have reminded me of them, anythings worth a try!

My massage therapist's friend did something called a roll out on me. She actually used magnets to massage my whole body. After the roll out I drank plenty of water and I slept A LONG time afterwards. I know it did something, because I generally cannot sleep longer than 7 hours at a stretch. She also let me borrow her sleep system which included a mattress pad, sheet, blanket and pillow. I couldn't sleep on the mattress pad, but used everything else. Once again, it Leghthened my sleeping time and increased my dreaming. I want to purchase the sleep system, minus the mattress, but it's very expensive.

While I don't know the exact mechanisms involved, I think it would have helped to improve my sleep over time. I just cannot afford the system at the moment, but would love to have it one day.

Well, I must admit that I have heard of weirder things! I mean, a few years ago, if you had asked me to select three food types to sustain me happy and healthy for months, I would have chosen breads, cheese, and fruits. Big mistake in two out of three! Pain, pain, pain.

Yeah I have to admit I was skeptical about the magnets. A friend at work was insisting that I try them, but I wasn't convinced. Then one day she brought this magnetic padding thing into work and said just try it. So I thought well, I'm just at work, can't hurt. I'd been limping around the office for weeks, so I put it against my lower back while I sat at my desk and worked and forgot about it.
About 2 hrs later I got up and walked to the kitchen to get a cuppa. Halfway there I stopped and realised, 'wow, I'm not in pain, I'm not limping, my legs are working!'. It really was noticeably different in the pain levels.
I bought a magnetic neck wrap, back flex and a blanket, all of which now form part of my usual comfort/management routine. It lowers the pain, for me, by about 30% all up on a *bad* day.

I'm not sure how the jewellery works, if the magnets aren't on the area that's hurting.. And, I think there's supposed to be some sort of difference in the quality / type / location of the magnets. The stuff I use actually is made from some sort of woven magnetised threads or something. I don't pretend to understand, I don't really care how it works, it just gives me some pain relief! Yay for that!!
Hope you all find those little bits and pieces that make your days a bit more comfortable *hugs*

Emily, I'm with you on the pseudoscience. That said, we're talking about the human body, and who knows what helps or why?

The point is that it helps:-) We need all of that we can get.

I have a magnetic necklace I wear!! It is wonderful.

I did not know there was magnetic mattress pads!
I need to get one pronto!
i learn so much from this group! :)

Well, I thought it was baloney, but if helps you, be sure to let us know. We always hear "we are all different" (with which I have issues), but if it works for one, it might work for others!

I had gotten away from using magnets until this thread served as a reminder. My magnetic mattress pad is in the guest room as I currently sleep in a water bed (hate it).

I just added a magnetic pad to the pillow that I normally use while watching TV and napping in the family room. After a week of use, I do feel less achey in my upper quandrant.

For any newbies interested in magnets, the gauss of the magnet is very important. It has to be at least 800 gauss to be effective. Take care.

Well,I will be! How is this supposed to work? Do we have metal in our bodies that needs to be pulled towards the skin?

Unless I do something stupid, which I have done, like trying "just" 10 minutes on the stair master, and wreck my lower back, it's my upper back that tends to hurt..... Shoulders. So, is it possible that my upper back would be better if I didn't use a pillow that might be "blocking" the magnets from my mattress pad?

I still SO don't believe it, but I will try anything that is not likely to hurt. At least, if it works, I can assume it's not placebo.