The January/February edition of Bicycling Australia has featured Q magnets in their Top Gear section. See it on Page 35, here is a sample of the article. Click on the image for a larger view.
Q magnets in the news
The piece is another example that sets Q magnets apart as a serious medical device from the common magnets sold under the guise of magnetic therapy.
This was one of the more intelligent questions we have had from doctors and it came from a paediatric neurologist. So we took some time to hopefully provide a considered response. The premise being that MRI’s have both strong magnetic fields and strong field gradients.
While I have known people in considerable pain who have found an MRI scan to be therapeutic, I’m not sure if this is commonly reported. More importantly though, when chronic pain sufferers find Q magnet devices useful at reducing pain, they usually have to be worn 24/7 for many months before they can begin to wean off them. If removed too early their symptoms return almost immediately.
So potential relief from pain from the magnetic field of an MRI would be brief at best. I am reminded of the study that used fMRI on a group of subjects undergoing a clinical trial for depression. It was discovered by accident that the group going through the MRI actually improved significantly, as it turned out because of the MRI which was only being used diagnostically. See study here.
I had been suffering recurring shin splint pain, one that was bilaterally located on the anterior medial distal portion, where the gastroc/soleus meets the tibial bone. I was at the point where I would try anything to get rid of them and my physical therapist mentioned that magnets may be worth a shot.
I found Q magnets in my searchers and due to the straightforward information on the
website, some of the other testimonies with shin splints and the speedy response to my questions, I decided to purchase the set for lower back pain, as they contained the combination of devices I was after.
I followed the instructions that I was given and am happy to report that I’m very pleased with Q magnet results! I found the larger magnets to be effective pain relief for the larger calf muscles and the Q6-1.5‘s to be excellent for the pain along the tibial ledge.
The GoldCoast 600 provided an opportunity to catch up with some of our European Q magnet fans.
Augusto Farfus and James Hermans at the GoldCoast600.
There are extreme demands on race car drivers which require intense physical and mental training. Back and neck pain, bruising, tendonitis and overuse injuries such as shin splints are common amongst race car drivers.
This is where Q magnets weave their magic. Many medical teams and professional athletes use Q magnets as an adjunct therapy for both chronic conditions and to speed up acute injury recovery.
This two minute video shows a remarkable superconducting material levitating above a magnetic field. The way the magnets are positioned would indicate that they are multipolar and generating a strong field gradient.
When it comes to the treatment of pain, there are so many variables that no therapy works 100% of the time. Q magnets are no different, we have never said they are a silver bullet, but they are a powerful adjunct therapy.
Just ask John, who suffered with chronic pain for 27 years before he was introduced to Q magnets. Within minutes, he was pain free and this has been repeated many times in clinics around the world and seen in case studies published in medical journals.
But there are two main limitations when it comes to Q magnet therapy: Continue reading
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Here we have listed the genuine feedback of many Q magnet customers from all over the world. You won’t find any actors or paid endorsers here. Both professional athletes and chronic pain sufferers have offered their stories so that they might help others overcome similar painful conditions.
The first principle in using Q magnet therapy for the successful treatment of any condition is that they have to be placed directly over the injured tissue. Specificity is everything here. In addition, the correct device(s) needs to be selected such that the magnetic field gradient will envelope the target tissue.
Depth of penetration and surface area being the two critical factors in choosing the best devices.
If the pain from shin splints is spread over a large area of the leg, then multiple devices will need to be used. Remember, when placing multiple devices, the orientation arrows always need to be aligned and each device needs to be separated by its own width, otherwise the neighbouring fields tend to cancel each other out, rendering them ineffective.
The Internet is abuzz with medical sites and journalists praising researchers for a promising new pain drug called conolidine.
Extracted from the bark of the tabernaemontana divaricate tree, chemists recently devised a way to synthesise conolidine and one trial with mice suggested that it could reduce inflammatory pain. While any news like this is always encouraging and should rightly be applauded, there are many steps and years before it might be commercially available.
All the basic sciences still need to be undertaken with cell studies and animal studies to evaluate its safety and efficacy. It’s not as if the bark of this plant has been in the natural food chain for centuries, so human trials would then need to commence. Once again testing for safety and efficacy and this all assumes it can be synthesized on a large scale and commercially viable.
In 1985 I suffered a lower back injury while lifting and twisting which caused disc bulges at L3/4 and L5/S1. Over the next 10 years I saw no less than 12 specialists and have spent thousands of dollars on treatment with physiotherapy, chiropractic and acupuncture. There was also microwave therapy and I even had an epidural while in hospital one time that made no difference what so ever.
QF28-6 Q magnet
I have spent over 26 years on an average of 6/10 in pain and have taken pain medication daily for all this time. Last month I went along to a seminar as part of National Pain Week and learned about Q magnets. Although I was sceptical, I decided to give them a trial as there was nothing to lose.
