Resulting from the movement of these ions, our physical and mental processes are controlled, and the electromagnetic balance of our bodies is maintained. The imbalance is demonstrated in times when we are injured. The electromagnetic field is put out of balance and pain and swelling are the result. When magnetic therapy is applied on the injured area, both the capillary walls surrounding the muscles and the connective tissues relax. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Magnets are placed on the front and back of the wrist to help alleviate the pain of this hard-to-heal condition. At the moment, the symptoms can only be controlled with the help of magnets, but the condition is hard to cure. Circulation One way is the placement of magnetic strips along the forearm and sleeping on a magnetic pad at night. Diabetic neuropathy At the New York Medical College of Valhalla, magnetic foot pads, more than the nonmagnetic ones, were found effective in relieving numbness and pain associated with this diabetes-related problem. From the evidence, researchers suggest roughly 80% of chronic pain sufferers could benefit from magnet therapy. The main difference is that magnet therapy is non-invasive and dos not cause additional pain. Objective Magnet therapy s main objective is to enhance the body s own powers to heal. Likewise, it promotes pain relief without use of foreign objects or chemicals into the body. This will dispel any notion of contamination or undesirable side effects. The use of magnets in specific areas of the body could release these positive charges and return the body to its alkaline stage. The blood would have better circulation, which would allow more oxygenated cells to flow in the body. This could result into better sleep, clearer mental focus and activity, reduce inflammation and lessen or totally remove pain. Basically what the magnet does is realign or correct the electromagnetic impulses of the body which had been put into disarray the moment the body gets sick. As the theory of magnotherapy goes, each individual cell of the body generates this electromagnetic field. By applying magnets on the surface of the affected area, the magnetic field relaxes the capillary walls of the body s cells resulting to increase blood flow to that part of the body and at the same time prevents the flow of liquids outside the cells which help control the pain.