magnetic@... writes:
> I am constantly amazed when people involved in the field of magnotherapy
say
> that "no one knows how it works". I think it's because we are trying too
hard
> to find the answer or are we are just complicating it too much?

The main problem is that if you give your theory of how it works, you will be
asked for proof. I haven't seen any proof of any of the theories, and some
are pretty wild.
I state that there are lots of theories, but nothing proved yet. If
challenged, I point out it took 60 years to find the mechanism for Asprin.

> This then
> gives orthodox medicine and sceptics ammunition to dispute findings because
> of the lack of clinical studies.

Over 150 on medline. All about the effectiveness of magnotherapy, none
about the theory.

> Clinical studies aren't necessarily the
> answer to the reason why something works or not, if it works, then it does,
> simple. No one is suggesting that it works for everyone otherwise we would
> all be millionaires, however the results speak for themselves and are very
> much in our favour.

Well, sorry to keep contradicting you, but I know of someone who claims never
to have had a failure providing the subject perseveres. One of her clients
took 5 months to get relief.

>The only reason that mainstream medicine won't accept it
> is because you cannot patent a static magnet and therefor cannot control
it's
> effect.

No, there are several patented bi-polar amd miltipolar designs and there is a
dispute in the US over patent violations. The reason it is not widely
accepted is because there is no valid theory and a lot of crackpot ones with
plenty of publicity.

> I know that some products have been granted patents but when you look at
the
> products and it's claims then a different picture emerges, which I will
> discuss if anyone is interested.

Always willing to discuss.

> One of the biggest problems that I see in Magnetic Therapy is that in the
> way it is distributed, one minute you are a man/woman in the street, the
next
> you purchase a product, you are then recruited and now your an expert
selling
> your product without a clue as to how it works and the only answer you get
> when you want to find out more is " no one knows" so say nothing.

But also very true. There is no proof in the form of studies examining and
testing theories that I have seen. Please post any you can find.

> Very
> convenient and gives all the ammunition to the sceptics that they want.
> A recent message to this site when asked whether the company supplied a
> product that could be worn 24 hrs instead of just at night at about £300 to
> £900 a time, the answer was about another £150.00 worth.

I must have missed that one.

> Great just what a
> pensioner needs on a budget, if that person was ethically motivated then
> another companies product should be suggested to suit the needs of the
person
> not what you've got in your company bag.

That assumes that you know other people's products well enough to make a
recommendation.

> I hope I have brought up a "couple" of topics for discussion, but be
warned,
> I meet and eat multi-level marketers every week-- and I know how it works.

Oh dear, do you consider there is something essentially wrong with MLM or is
it just some companies that you object to.

Best wishes
--
John Bain
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