Precautions
All bio-magnetic aids should be kept away from fire. The patient should desist from cold drinks and food for an hour after the use of belly and knee belts. Bath should also be abstained from for an hour after the use of magnets.
In 1994, four physicians published an article in the Journal of Rheumatology on the value of pulsed magnetic fields for treating arthritis. They stated that over 200,000 patients had been safely treated with pulsed magnetic forces without toxic side effects.
Two Chinese physicians and acupuncturists, Hsu and Fong, reported in a 1978 American Journal of Acupuncture article, “From an experience of several tens of thousands of cases covering nearly one hundred types of complaints, no contraindications have been found.”
Apparently, there are no side effects.
But the improper use of magnets can interfere with body chemistry. Nausea, headache or irritability can be temporarily produced by using the wrong polarity or too strong a magnet. It is best to let the body talk.
Magnets work by acting on the atomic constitution of cells forming blood and other chemical fluids as well as on the magnetic fields already existing inside the body. The magnetic effect does bring about certain modifications in body fluids and can sometimes cause reactions, especially when strong magnets are applied. People can experience different feelings ranging from heaviness in the head to heavy perspiration to dryness in the tongue or even giddiness.
But these reactions are short-lived and not dangerous at all. So there is no need to panic.