Liz at phunkc@... writes:
> If you understand magnetic fields and gradients than you will realize that
> no
> matter what side of the magnet on the so called "monopole magnets" is
> placed
> against the body, the donut shaped gradient that emanates from around the
> edges of these magnets is produced by a dipole charge.

Yes, that is not in dispute. If you got any other impression from a post of
mine I apologise, it was not meant.

> There is no fuzziness about "magnetic charge" if one looks in any Physics
> 101
> text book.



A previous poster wrote
> "The theory is that as the blood flows through the artery it picks up
> a magnetic charge which helps to speed oxygen flow through the blood
> system."


I queried this as an explanation. Are you saying that the previous poster
was correct?
Magnetic Charge
Objects might be able to carry an magnetic-charge; although this has never
been seen in an experiment, such a thing is allowed for by
Maxwells-equations. An object with a magnetic-charge would usually be called
a magnetic-monopole. Things with magnetic-charge produce an <A
HREF="http://www.moo.uklinux.net/kinsler/ircph/maze/magnetic-field.html">magneti\
c-field</A>,
and, if moving, would also create an <A
HREF="http://www.moo.uklinux.net/kinsler/ircph/maze/electric-field.html">electri\
c-field</A>. XKEYWORD:
magnetic-charge 20011228
(c) <A HREF="http://www.kinsler.org/paul/">Dr Paul Kinsler</A>.
http://www.kinsler.org/paul/

The two different meanings of monopole do cause confusion. In this case we
were talking about a dipole magnet with one pole kept away from the body, not
a monopole magnetic charge.

>
> I understand these issues well. I have been one of the research pioneers of
>
> magnetotherapy and its effects on biological tissues for many years.
> I have used and studied all of the configurations on the market today. As
> scientists we must educate and eradicate the misconceptions so prevalent in
>
> the commercial "magnet" market today. If we do not...magnetotherapy will
> remain just plain bunk to the academic community.

Yup, but which misconceptions are you referring to.


> These thermo photo sequences at face value, without further investigation,
> appear to indicate an increase in perfusion in peripheral tissue.

Yup, but on both hands at the same time, so it is not a direct result of the
magnet on one wrist.




I will
>
> attach a Japanese study that may help explain the mechanism. Enjoy this
> gift...it was very difficult to acquire this study!

Due to virus attacks, attachments are removed from this group.
But I would love a copy of the study. If you email it to me, I will put it
in the magnotherapy file area at Yahoo groups for everyone to access.

Best wishes
--
John Bain
UK TV Sound Director, magnotherapy user & distributor
http://members.aol.com/JBainSI/Magnotherapy.html
Surround Sound for Television


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