The Chinese have been using this kind of healing as early as 2000 years ago. Magnetic healing in Chinese medicine where used along with reflexology and acupuncture. Historical records from Egpyt, India and Greece also showed the use of magnets in healing. Although used in alternative healing, it was until 1600s when a Swish physician Paracelsus acknowledged the used of his magnets for therapy. A similar study conducted in Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, showed that about 76% of patients with Post Polio Syndrome and Fibromyalgia who used magnets for pain relief, were experiencing less or no pain at all. This is compared to the 18% of those provided with fake magnets or placebo. How To Use Magnets In Magnet Therapy For thousands of years, people had been using magnets as an alternative to heal and ease the pains that accompany these diseases. All those years, the use of magnets has been handed down orally from old traditions. There were no clear instructions on many things. These days, experts on magnet therapy had compiled some guidelines on how to use magnets correctly. The size of the magnet is essential because you want something that is not that noticeable and can be worn comfortably on a daily basis. Using magnets that are more than 1/8" thick is already quite a bother to wear. As a general rule, the more magnets used the stronger the effect and the better the results. Some of them were in conflict with each other causing confusion even among the practitioners. Some of these old stories have lingered until today. Today, the use of magnets to treat illnesses has been discouraged pending further testing of the efficacy of magnets. Medical authorities have been reluctant to issue their approval on the use of magnets simply because they have not been formally tested. Especially marked were those cases of neuropathy associated with diabetes. Afterwards, a far larger randomized, placebo-controlled follow up study was done by the same researchers. They used 375 patients with peripheral neuropathy caused by diabetes. Again, they tested the effectiveness of 4 months of treatment with magnetic insoles.