Ellen Currans on mon 30 may 05
Dear Teresa, and the one who started this thread with the Tennis Elbow:
I've used Nikken Magnets since l992 to ease a host of painful body parts. I
only know about Nikken, but I expect there are other good ones as well.
I've been making our living from functional pottery since l974, starting
part-time in l969 with a few galleries and shows. So, it has always been
important for me to be able to keep working. I used two of the dollar size Nikken
magnets held in a elastic bandage over the sore muscle in my upper arm one time
for about two months. I simply could not use that arm without the magnets.
With them, the pain was much less, and according to magnetic theory, the
magnets were increasing the blood flow to that area - hence helping to remove the
inflamation and shorten the recovery time.
I have used them on my wrists when they were sore (not carpal tunnel)
although I have talked to people who had a great deal of help with that too. I tape
two of them to my upper shoulders just on each side of the spine to deal with
that tingling, burning sensation you might get from throwing, or especially
from trimming too long.
I tape them to my upper neck just under the ear when I feel a tension
headache coming on, which is rare these days, because I sleep on a Nikken magnetic
mattress and pillow. Go to bed tight and tired. Wake up relaxed and rested.
I wear one of the larger 5 by 7 back flex magnets on my lower back most of
the time, and one hanging from my bra strap on my upper back when I am throwing,
glazing or loading the kiln. (I have RA and spinal stenosis, so you can
understand that keeping working comfortably is very important to me.)
I think of my magnets as first aid. They don't cure anything but they make
it better.
Over time,your body cures itself if you let it. They are initially rather
expensive ($18 for the dollar size, $90 for the back flex, but I am still using
the ones I bought in l992.
That is a lot cheaper than physical therapy and better on your system than a
lot of pain medicine. Not everyone gets the same results I do. Some people
just can't seem to let go of the idea that if it hasn't been proved
scientifically, double blind study and all that, it won't work. Sometimes all you get is
a percentage of improvement, but that is enough to let you carry on. Not
everything gets fixed in this life!
You can check them out at www.Nikken.com. I use to sell them wholesale to
friends who needed them, but haven't time anymore to do all the hard work of
helping people understand when and how to use them. There probably is a
distributor almost everywhere now that will come and give you a complete demonstration
and possibly loan them for a trial. Nikken is an International Network sales
company, so you will have to just ignore all the other products they want to
sell or have you sign up to sell. (You do get yours 20% less if you are a
distributor which if you buy only a few will save money.)
Another good source is www.feelgood.com, a catalog company.
In the last few years there have actually been some medical studies done
proving they can be a great help for fibromyalgia and lupus, as well as injuries
and joint pain.
Put one on a bee sting and the pain and swelling goes away in 5 minutes. Put
one in the middle of a huge bruise and the next morning the covered part will
be back to normal surrounded by purple bruise. Use them over incisions after
the first few days and the swelling and inflammation will go down and the
incision will heal so quickly your Dr. won't believe it. Wear them in your
shoes and you won't have achy swollen legs.
I meant this to be short, but I have found magnets so helpful for me that it
is hard to not go on and on. Don't bother to write me if you are a skeptic.
I've heard it all, and I don't care anymore. Give them a good try, or just
keep on hurting or searching for the magic pill -- the one without side effects.
Ellen Currans
Still potting at 72.
Dundee, Oregon
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