Inflammation: Even The Word Makes You Think, “Ouch!”

Inflammation is truly a fire within the body, generated by the immune system to fight a foreign substance or protect an injured area. We have all experienced it: the redness, swelling and pain. What many people aren’t aware of is that there are two different kinds of inflammation within the body – acute and chronic.

The Two Kinds of Inflammation

Acute inflammation is often caused by an injury. Chronic inflammation is generally more serious for it is difficult to stop and will result in the deterioration of body tissues over time. It may destroy a knee, as with rheumatoid arthritis, or even lead to cancer. Often with chronic inflammation the pain isn’t immediate, but only shows itself when the affected area has suffered some tissue destruction. With chronic inflammation the pain can even be located in a part of the body not associated with damaged tissues. When the heart is inflamed the person is more likely to experience a swelling in the legs than a pain in the heart.

Magnetic Therapy: How To Use It

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There are two methods for deciding where to apply bio-magnets. The easiest is to place them over or near the injured area. The more technical method is to use the acupressure point locations within the body’s 14 electrical-energy meridians. For Magnetic Therapy to achieve maximum success you should know the exact location of an acupressure point. With over 1000 meridian points this method may best be left to the professionals. However, you can achieve pain relief and other benefits with Magnetic Therapy by using the “on the spot” method.

What Magnetic Therapy Can Help

It will not hurt you to try Magnetic Therapy on any injury, for magnets will do no harm. People have tried them for all sorts of unconventional uses: everything from attempting to induce vivid dreams to stimulating sexual energy. Whether or not these produce results has not been scientifically studied. It is known that Magnetic Therapy can help relieve arthritis, circulatory problems, all kinds of pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, fractures, muscle spasms and injuries.