BIOMAGNETIC-RESONANCE THERAPY

NEW BKN BIOMAGNETICS
World's Strongest Solid-State Magnet
The "BKN NEODYIUM DOT"

Features & Benefits:
The BKN NEO DYMIUM DOT (also known as the "Rare Earth Magnet'), is a solid-state magnet with Mfgr's gauss
rating of 10,000.  With a narrow field penetration,   it is specially designed for small areas of the human body.  Applications may include migraine, toothaches, heel spurs, arthritic fingers and toes, knee and elbow joints, and practically anywhere there is pain.
Magnetic field therapy is an alternative treatment method that penetrates the whole human body and can treat every organ without chemical side effects.

Dimensions:
Small but extremely strong in penetration.  Measurements   : 4.9mm in diameter and 1.5mm in thickness

Pricing:
BKN NEODYMIUM DOT.   Wheat Road Golf  Special Internet Price $9.99

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The Washington Post

HEALTH  Tuesday, December 2, 1997

Magnet Passes Test as Pain Reliever  

Using a magnet to treat pain may not be as wacky an idea as it sounds. In a recent study of 50 patients, application of a small magnet to painful muscles and joints was far more effective than application of an identical but non-magnetized device.
            Participants in the study had significant pain for at least four weeks because of.postpolio syndrome, the name given to the muscle weakness, fatigue, pain and other symptoms that can occur in adults who had severe polio when young; 'They were asked to assess their pain on a 10-point scale when a sensitive area, ("trigger point") was touched. A small magnet or a placebo device (neither doctors nor participants knew who got which until after the study) was taped to the area and left for 45 minutes. When it was removed, they were again asked to gauge their Pain.
    Twenty-two out of 29 patients (76 percent) who were treated with a real magnet reported improvement, compared with only four out of 21 (19 percent) who were treated with a dummy magnet. Furthermore, among those who reported improvement, the average decrease in pain score was 7 for the magnet group and only 4 for the dummy group.
    "We cannot explain the significant and quick pain relief reported by our study patients," wrote the researchers, from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, in the November issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. They speculated that the magnets might have caused changes in pain-receptor cells, provoked an indirect response in the brain or affected the release of pain-diminishing body chemicals called enkephalins. They noted that "similar responses to magnetic fields have been reported in patients" who had ditferent diseases.
    In calling for further study, they also remarked "that none of our patients reported any discomfort resulting from the use of magnetic devices and that no complications have been reported in the literature" from the use of such low-intensity magnetic fields.

-Lawrence G. Prouix

Caution
BKN Biomagnetic Products are not sold as medical aids.  Always consult your physician before using any magnets.  Do not use magnets if you are wearing a pacemaker; any electronic medical devices, or if you are pregnant.  Do not place magnetically sensitive items, such as watches or credit cards, on magnetic products.  This is not a toy-keep away from children.
Directions for use
Place the Neodymium Dot at the center of the round band aid provided.  Apply this to the affected area.