Is magnet therapy officially recognized?
Yes. Magnetic therapy is widely accepted in Germany, France, Britain, India, Japan, Italy, Israel and about 45 other countries. Most of these government health systems officially recognize magnetic therapy as a viable and cost-effective treatment option for pain relief and faster recovery after injury and surgery. (The National Health Services in Britain is the most recent to begin allowing doctors to prescribe magnets to heal and prevent leg ulcers.) In the United States, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) classifies magnetic therapy as a form of Energy Medicine. (The NCCAM is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health. It falls under the Public Health Service, in the Department of Health and Human Services.) The NCCAM states “Static magnets have been used for centuries in efforts to relieve pain. Numerous anecdotal reports have indicated that individuals have experienced significant, and at times dramatic, r
