Acupuncture and Magnet Therapy

Many of my patients ask me why I use magnets during an acupuncture session and how they work. Here is an article written by Michael Tierra who I consider to be one of the major kahunas of TCM and herbology. I think it is the best explaination on the subject. If you are really interested in magnet therapy , I highly recommend his book.

Biomagnetic and Herbal Therapy
Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D.

Magnetic energy is a structuring force of the universe. As such, it is a reflection of the order that causes the infinite stars and planets throughout the galaxies to revolve and spin at incredible velocities while remaining in their respective orbits. As one of the four fundamental forces of nature along with gravity, nuclear energy and radioactivity, electromagnetism is equivalent in definition to the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) concept of ‘Qi’, or the East Indian Ayurvedic definition of ‘Prana’. These concepts are what many in the West, regard as the ‘life force’.

Personally, I have had long occasion to experiment and use magnets beginning with myself and then extending to family, friends, students and patients. Two particular occasions on myself were most convincing. Both were soft tissue injuries, one to my elbow and the other, a ligament injury of my knee which I will describe further on. Click on the link to read more of this article.
www.planetherbs.com/articles/biomag.html