Magnetic Mattress Pads

The use of a magnetic mattress pad equals a regular mattress pad in that it is a cushioned pad resting on top of your mattress. The difference comes between the two mattresses because a magnetic mattress pad has small magnets whose main aim is to provide relief from pain while one is sleeping.

A typical magnetic mattress pad is 2-4 inches thick made of 50-200 stripes of square or circular magnets sewn into a resistant material. Both sides of the stripes are covered using polyester fibers or form, obviously so that one doesn’t feel the magnet’s shape when sleep on the pad. The top most layers are made of a pure hypo-allergenic material such as a damask or cotton.

It is believed that magnetic mattress pads exude a soothing sleeping field that can help improve blood circulation and boost the amount of oxygen in the bloodstream. People suffering from depression, fibromylagia, insomnia, joint pain, back pain, post polio, migraines, erectile dysfunction, epilepsy, circulation problems, rheumatoid arthritis are few among the conditions known to benefit hugely from magnetic mattress pads. Note that all the magnets are permanent, meaning that they never lose their power over time.

However, the human body tends to get used to the magnetic energy easily, thus, doctors recommending magnetic mattress pads for their patients advise them to take subsequent breaks from sleeping on it, in order to maintain an efficient healing. A good magnetic mattress pad ought to considerably reduce cellular stress level, which in turn reduces oxidation. The mattresses also should be able to alter the structure of calcium molecules, so that they don’t build up on joints and bones ultimately causing arthritis.

That said, there have been debates over real impact of magnetic therapy on the human body. Whilst some believe that magnetic mattress pads, through the areas of the body that they touch, increase blood flow by attracting iron in the blood, thus bringing in more nutrients and oxygen to the affected body parts, ultimately speeding up healing. Others argue that iron in body cells is bound to hemoglobin and thus cannot be affected by the incidence of any magnetic field from a commercial magnet.

They however all seem to concur that there is no substantial negative effect brought about by magnetic mattress pads. But be cautious of severe contraindications of magnetic therapy to small babies, pregnancy or to people who are putting on a defibrillator, pacemaker, insulin pump or any other electro-medical device that may interfere with magnetic therapy.