Firstly it’s been a while since I posted on my blog – the main reason has been my book which I’m writing and rewriting and rewriting… I’m told I suffer from another much under discussed debilitating condition called ‘perfectionism’ which has had me hum and haw over every sentence… but I think I’m getting better… and naturally so too!
I’ve promised myself and some friends that asked me that I’ll have the book out on this website by the end of this month. Yay!
Back to Magnets…
I’ve read in numerous articles how magnets can help migraine sufferers naturally. Since I haven’t tried it myself, I was wondering if anyone out there has – and can tell me about it so that I know if it is worth blogging about for everyone, from a personal perspective.
On the subject of magnets, I’ve taken an excerpt from another migraine blog (www.migraine.org.uk) on a study published recently in the journal The Lancet Neurology, and it suggests that a hand-held device that fires a magnetic pulse to the back of the head may offer new hope to migraine suffers.
In tests, the single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) machine delivered pain relief for up to 48 hours with no noticeable side effects. Researchers used a portable device to apply magnetic pulses to the scalps of volunteer patients suffering attacks with aura.
201 patients were included in the study and were randomly assigned to receive either sham or a real machine treatment. Of the 164 patients who treated at least one attack, 39% from the device group were pain free after two hours compared with 22% from the sham group.
The study was led by Dr Richard Lipton from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
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What I’d like to know is if anyone has tried it? And to what effect?!
Hugs to you all 
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