WRX_Dazza

following on from another thread.....

Myth or Proven????

Would love to hear from anyone who acually benefits from wearing these items...

Leslie

Can't say myself but I have got friends who say they have proved it works.

Les

WRX_Dazza

these have been going for "years", but if people get relief from pain (psychological or otherwise) then i guess its a good thing....

lets start on psychics now...

Derek Acora - What a weirdo fraud !!!

Kieran_Burns

iTrader: (1)

Sam doesn't think he is

WRX_Dazza

well if he's that psychic, he'll be on here in a minute to disprove me, im sure

scoobynutta555

It's a myth with any pain relief down to a placebo effect. I think there was a recent paper on it recently.

StickyMicky

If you think its going to hurt, it usually does.
If you are not expecting it, it never hurts as bad.

Yesterday i noticed i had cut my hand, no idea how, but i was dribbling blood on the desk at work, i had not even noticed it, if i take a blade now and chop the other one, its going to hurt like hell

Terminator X

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Absolute tosh & proven so! However some people do seem to find it helps so good luck to them (all in the mind you see)

TX.

WRX_Dazza

micky, get someone else to cut your hand, and close your eyes...

post up the result im intrigued

trails

iTrader: (41)

don't really know if it works but I know two people who have broken their wrists whilst wearing them and the fracture lines correspond to where their bracelet is normally worn

WRX_Dazza

ouch !!

trails

iTrader: (41)

silly bikes

WRX_Dazza

i guessed it was something extreme

gpssti4

iTrader: (6)

Not a myth at all.

There was a case about 12 years ago where it was suggested that a woman put some magnets in a horse blanket - her horse suffered from something that the vet couldn't help with, but he suggested that these may help. Apparently the horse wasn't told about the magnets in it's new blanket, so there's no way it's a placebo effect.

I used to supply magents (ferrite and NbFeB) to the manufactures (Bioflow/Ecoflow) before they moved their factories overseas. They had a speil about how they worked, but TBH I don't think they actually knew themselves! However there are lots of people out there using magnetic/copper pain relief and it does appear to work.

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Those copper ones work if you like having a green stain on your arm!

dpb

they look pretty i guess if that is what was meant ?

Leslie

Do you have access to facts which have proved it is not true?

Les

Terminator X

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"... researchers from the universities of York, Hull, Durham, along with the NHS, found there was no difference in symptoms whether patients wore magnetic straps or de-magnetised ones"

"They tested out a commercially available magnetic wrist strap, a weak magnetic wrist strap, a de-magnetised wrist strap and a copper bracelet."

"No difference was found in terms of their effect on pain between the four devices, with similar results found for joint stiffness and need for medication.

Stewart Richmond, of York University, who led the trial, said: 'It appears that any perceived benefit obtained from wearing a magnetic or copper bracelet can be attributed to psychological placebo effects."

I can get hold of some snake oil for you Les ...

TX.

Leslie

Thanks for that TX, I wouldn't argue, was just interested. Maybe my friends were fooled then.

I have got some 13 year old "Snake Oil" already thanks, just nicely aged and I am trying, not very successfully, to make it last for a bit!

Les

Terminator X

iTrader: (7)

Cures all ailments apparently

http://wyrdy.com/news/wp-content/upl...ake-oil600.jpg

TX.

RobJenks

Don't work .Total Myth
Refer to Penn and Teller - Bull**** series.
Also worth a view in the series regarding other myths and bull****
Talking to the dead
Alternative medicine
Alien abductions
End of the world
Second hand smoke
Sex
Feng Shui and bottled water
Creationism
Self helpless
ESP
Eat This
Uuija Boards and near death experiences
Environmental hysteria
PETA
Safety hysteria
The business of love
War on drugs
Recycling
The Bible
Yoga and tantric sex
Fountain of youth
Death
Profanity
Stepping
Exercise v genetics
Hypnosis
Circumcision
Family values
Conspiracy theories
Life coaching
Holier than thou
College
Big brother
Hair
Signs from heaven
Ghost busters
Gun control
Endangered species
The best
Boy scouts
Prostitution
The death penalty
Crytozoology
Ground zero
Pet love
Reparations
Manners
Numbers
Abstinence

Theres plenty of material in that lot to provoke debate

Leslie

Looks interesting, but my version is 13 year old home made Sloe Gin. Works like a charm!

Les