Magnetic therapy for headaches and migraines

Magnetic treatments, such as magnetic bracelets and Magnetic Field Therapy, has long been associated and established as being a viable method to treat conditions such as arthritis and sciatica, as well as helping sportsmen and women overcome injuries.

Using magnetic therapy for headaches and migraines is however less well documented and established.

Magnets stimulate hormone production in the body and in doing so can be effective in soothing and even preventing headaches and migraines.

If magnets are placed within close proximity to the head, tiny electro-magnetic pulses are generated by the magnetic field, which will produce increased electric activity within the brain.

By stimulating activity within the brain a greater production of hormones are produced, explicitly melatonin and serotonin. Whilst the hormone melatonin is responsible for maintaining our body’s internal clock, serotonin controls our mood.

Individuals who are lacking these mood-controlling hormones can often suffer from conditions such as insomnia, depression, stress, seasonal dysfunction disorder, and headaches and migraines.

Magnetic therapy for headaches will not only produce a greater level of melatonin and serotonin, but there will also be a greater production of endorphins produced in the blood, hormones which give us feelings of euphoria as well as being a natural painkiller.

It is the combination of the increase in these three hormones that magnetic treatments create that can help to diminish a headache or migraine and lessen the intensity of it, or prevent them from occurring in the first place.