And finally, the magnetic field can go to the cellular level and helps prevent pain from ending up to the brain. Magnetic therapy is therefore a little bit like pain killers but without the side effects. The therapy is ideally performed in the mornings. It is not recommended that you undergo magnetic therapy just after you ate a meal. Low back and knee pain Another trial (double-blind, placebo controlled) of 54 people with knee or back pain compared a complex static magnet array against a sham magnet array. 7 participants used either the real or sham device for 24 hours. After a 7-day rest, they used the opposite therapy for another 24 hours. To date, these ailments include arthritis, Fibromyalgia, carpal tunnel syndrome, back pains, sciatica and general muscle aches and pains. Other diseases that magnet therapy is also known to give relief are diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and hardened arteries. It also promotes sound sleep, calms the nerves, and assists the relief of drug addiction. Accordingly, the north pole (negative yin) is traditionally attributed as cooling and sedating and is associated to heal low back pain, arthritis, inflammation, headaches, and sharp pains. The south pole with its stimulating and heating characteristics is the positive yang. It is associated with healing such afflictions as tingling, numbness, weak muscles, paralysis and scars. With the spiraling cost of traditional health care and the continual aging of the general population, magnetic therapy had been included by many as among the options in relation to health. For reasons of effectiveness and economy as well as simplicity, magnet therapy might be well on its way of becoming an important part of alternative therapy in the future. When magnetic therapy is applied on the injured area, both the capillary walls surrounding the muscles and the connective tissues relax. This action increases the flow of blood. More oxygen and nutrients are then carried over to the affected area that results in the restoration of the normal ion concentration.