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CASE HISTORIES - Peter Rose

MAGNETIC THERAPY AND BED CRAMPS
By Peter Rose FSI

Lady in her 80's, cramp at night in one leg, 500 Gauss stick on magnets applied around the leg above the knee, about 3" (7cm) above the top of the knee, The magnets were spaced about 1 and 1/2 inches ( 3cm) apart around the leg, rather like a garter. Due to the amount of flexing this area is subjected to,  the sticky plasters were reinforced by a band of micro pore adhesive tape, care was taken to make this firm without restricting the blood supply through the area-- this care is vital when applying such reinforcing bands of sticky tape--  The patient reported an improvement by next morning and the magnets were left in place for 7 days and nights, The improvement that had been gained, continued after removal of the magnets. The use of Valerian Officinalis (valerian) to help calmness and reduce the physical effects of stress will also improve this sort of problem.  As usual a combination of therapeutic approaches will produce an effect that is greater than the sum of the individual parts.

Political Points

The government is slowly edging towards finding ways to regulate all therapeutic practices, but in many cases, the existing laws governing misrepresentation are of more use to the public than anything else that is being dreamed up.
The debate within natural medicine  is  over the conflicting merits of " voluntary self regulation",  "statutory regulation" and a "single regulatory body" covering all the various therapies available. Voluntary self regulation involves, in simple terms, the practitioners of a particular therapy getting together, agreeing to a set of rules and practice standards, and then getting the government to say "OK," we accept these standards and you must ensure all practitioners work to them. Getting therapists to agree on standards and rules is a difficult and fraught job. Getting all the different therapies to agree with each other is even worse. This is like trying to get teachers,  lawyers, postal workers and actors to all agree a common working practice. There is also the problems of public perception. Homeopathy and acupuncture are almost "main stream" these days, while Magnet Therapy, Shiatsu and Aromatherapy are close to it, but crystal healing and colour therapy have still to achieve recognition for their effectiveness.

Patient Questions.

How do you, the prospective patient, find a good practitioner. Asking a friend is always a good start. Check to see if the practitioner belongs to a professional  body that has a complaints and regulation procedure. Ask the registration bodies for the number and name of your nearest practitioner: phone them and ask if the proposed treatment is suitable for you. For example, a body called Shiatsu International has a free phone service 0800 0927091 that you can call, record your message and receive  information regarding; Shiatsu, Magnetic Therapy, Thai Massage and Equine Shiatsu.


Training to be a practitioner.
. If you are interested in becoming a professional therapist or maybe just want to know how to help a relative and loved one, then the same registration bodies can provide  contact with those training establishments and teachers which they recognize. If they accept graduates from these teachers and training establishments as competent to be insured and to recommend to the public within the duty of care that they are legally obliged to exercise, and they have a complaints procedure,  and offer help to students,  then this is the right place to find your best teacher.

Peter Rose FSI
See the training course.... MAGNETIC THERAPY PRACTITIONER CERTIFIED TRAINING COURSE

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