Do you know someone who has problems with their shoulder and might be facing surgery? A magnetic shoulder support may help.

I had a customer a few months ago who had a shoulder problem and was considering surgery if it didn’t get better. Someone told them that a magnetic necklace would help, so they ordered one from me. While I do believe that the necklace could help with the problem over time, it would take longer than they were willing to wait before commencing with the surgery option.

A magnetic shoulder wrap is a better choice for shoulder problems like this one, something that will apply magnetic energy directly to the area instead of waiting for the changes to propagate to the shoulder through various pathways.

The best magnetic shoulder supports are the ones that provide a more even magnetic field around the shoulder, not necessarily the ones with the strongest magnets. Contrary to what some people think, stronger isn’t always better when it comes to magnets. We live in the Earth’s magnetic field which is very weak as far as magnetic fields go. S0, a weak magnet can supplement the natural magnetic field to help stimulate the body’s healing process, which is all we are doing when we use magnets.

I like the Nikken shoulder wrap because it creates a uniform magnetic field around the shoulder. The material itself is magnetic, unlike other magnet shoulder wraps which may have 4 to 16 individual magnets glued to the material of the wrap. With the Nikken shoulder wrap, every point on the shoulder is being influenced by a magnetic field. For some added assurance to the effectiveness, Nikken has been studying and manufacturing magnetic products for the body since 1975, so they know about magnets and their effects on the body.

One thing to keep in mind, if you’ve been working on creating your shoulder problem for several years then it isn’t going to go away over night, regardless of what anyone tells you. I recommend using magnets and getting massage and physical therapy to help with shoulder prolbems if you have the time to work with natural solutions. Surgery is an option that can work, but there is a long and painful recovery process afterward to deal with as well.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am an independent distributor for Nikken and make money by selling Nikken’s products. With that said, I am a distributor because I like Nikken’s products and use them, not the other way around. I am not a doctor and Nikken’s magnets are not medical devices. Nothing here has been approved by the FDA and you should always check with your doctor for medical advice. Let them know that you want to look at natural alternatives and see if they will work with you.

I hope you found this helpful. I would appreciate it if you would tell me about your experiences with magnetic wraps and share this with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

I sometimes hear from people that magnets don’t work and that any so-called benefits are just the placebo effect. There are a few ways to show that Nikken magnets are not just placebo.

Scientific Studies

One is a placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Doctors are starting to take an interest in magnets as they look for more effective ways to deal with some conditions. One such doctor is Dr. Weintraub who has conducted studies with magnetic insoles to control peripheral neuropathy in diabetics.

Benefits of Magnets on Animals

Another place to look to rule out the placebo effect is with animals. You cannot convince an animal that a sugar pill will do anything other than taste sweet on their tongue, and that is by direct experience. I know of a few Nikken distributors and customers who are using magnets with horses with excellent results.

Usually I hear about people using the Kenko Minis or magnetic insoles on the hooves or a magnetic blanket over their back. I imagine that they also like the Magboys, the MagCreator, and the PowerMag.

Thermographic Imaging

Finally, there is thermographic imagery. Thermographics has been used to find hot and cold spots in houses to show where there may be problems with insulation, wiring, mold, and so on. It is starting to be used in medical settings to find areas of inflammation for early detection of cancers and other tumors.

To show the real benefits of magnets, a thermographic image can be taken before and after the use of magnets to show what has changed. In most cases, the images will show more even warmth in the body. With diabetics with peripheral neuropathy for example, the before image may show that the feet and toes are cold, indicating poor circulation to the feet. After using magnets on the feet, usually either insoles or the Body Energizer, the image will show much more heat in the feet and toes.

Once the thermographic image starts in this video you will see that the persons toes are black indicating that they are less than 70 degrees. As the time progresses, color floods into the persons feet indicating greater warmth.

I hope you have found this informative and that you see that magnets can help. Please leave me a comment below about any experience you have had with magnets and also share this with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

The Kenko Power Patch magnets are my favorite Nikken item. They are small, easy to apply just about anywhere that you need them, self-adhesive, and inexpensive. Distributors who have been with Nikken longer still talk about the Kenko Mini, a larger, more expensive magnet that you have to figure out how to hold where you want it.

The Nikken Power Patch comes already attached to a self-adhesive disk, like a circle Band-Aid, so it is ready to go straight from the box. For price of 2 Kenko Minis you can get 30 Power Patches. That’s an awesome deal.

Their low price per magnet makes that a great introductory product for people who haven’t experienced the benefits of magnets before and may questions whether they really work or not. I sometimes hear from people who have been told by someone that they should try one of Nikken’s magnetic mattress pads. They come to my website and see how expensive they are and decide not to buy because they aren’t sure that they are going to get their money’s worth. That is perfectly understandable.

If they contact me instead of just leaving then I recommend that they get a couple Kenko Power Patches and experience the benefits of magnets with a minimal investment before making the big investment of a mattress pad. In case you are wondering, I sell them for $2 a piece. Like I said, they are a small investment to prove to yourself that they work.

I hope you have found this helpful. If you have a favorite Nikken product or an experience with the Kenko Power Patches then I would love to hear about it in a comment below. I would also appreciate it if you would share this with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

I have received a few questions about Nikken magnets lately that I want to take a few minutes to answer.

How to Use Nikken Magnets

The first question is “how to use Nikken magnets?” When I get this question I assume people are talking about the Nikken magnetic patches, like the Kenko Mini, Kenko Flex, or Kenko Power Patches.

The Kenko Mini and Kenko Flex are typically used with the black side against the body and can be used anywhere that you need them and can get them to stay. The Kenko Flex is usually used on the lower back. The Kenko Mini can be used anywhere. I often hear about people placing a Kenko Mini in one their pants pockets or a shirt pocket. That is an easy way to hold them near where you want them.

I find the Kenko Power Patch to be easier to use because they are smaller and come already attached to a self-adhesive disk, like a circle Band-Aid. The bumpy side is intended to go against the skin and works great in most places. The smooth side is probably more comfortable against bone, like at the temples, in which case you can just peel the magnet off the adhesive and flip it over. I also think the Power Patch is a better value because you can get 30 of them for about the same price as 2 Kenko Minis.

How Do I Use My Insoles

Another common question I get is “how do I use my insoles?”

Magsteps first. Brand new they are probably too big to go into your shoes, so cut them down to the right size using a regular pair of scissors. There are faint lines at the toe and heel on the smooth side to show where to cut for your shoe size. The Magsteps are designed to go into your shoes with the bumps facing up toward your feet. If you find the bumps uncomfortable then take them out of your shoes, flip them over so that the smooth side is up, then put them back in. I recommend that you try the bumps again after 6 months or so. I don’t notice the bumps anymore even when I go hiking.

Now the Magstrides. The dark side with the Nikken EQL+FIR logo goes up toward your feet. Like the Magsteps, they will probably be too big for your shoes straight out of the box. The bottom side has the lines showing where to cut for your shoe size. Regular scissors will cut them. The dark surface has a far-infrared ( that’s what FIR stands for ) coating on it that helps to reduce sweating in your shoes.

Which Side on the Skin for Nikken Magnets

This is a common question that I receive about the Nikken magnets and I have already answered it for some of the magnets. More generally, if their is a bumpy side or a darker side, that is the side that goes toward your body. The bumps will be there to shape the magnetic field or to stimulate the skin and muscle, kind of like a passive massage. The darker side is usually dark because it is coated with Nikken’s far-infrared material that will help to regulate temperature to either gently heat the muscle or reduce sweating. Those are some good guidelines to help you out if you see a Nikken magnet that you aren’t sure about.

I hope that helped answer any questions you have about the Nikken magnets. If you have a question that I didn’t answer here then please leave me a comment below and I will get you an answer. I would also appreciate it if you would share this with your followers on Twitter and Facebook. There are some convenient buttons at the beginning of this post for you to do that.

Wayne Woodworth

I love Nikken’s biaxial magnets, the Body Energizer and the Power Mag, but I wondered about any potentially harmful electromagnetic fields because they are powered by electricity. It turns out that it isn’t a problem.

What are Biaxial Magnets?

Nikken’s Biaxial magnetic products all contain magnets that spin on two axes to create a three-dimensional magnetic field. Let’s start with a regular static magnet, like a Kenko Mini or a Power Patch. The magnetic field flows out of one pole and wraps around to the opposite pole. They have to be pretty close to the skin in order for you to get any benefit and the only affect energy that moves perpendicular to the field, meaning that these effect energy moving along just under the skin.

Now put that static magnet on an axis so that it can spin. Now you have a Magboy or a Magcreator. Spinning these devices creates a bigger magnetic field. To be honest, I don’t know why it gets bigger, but it is easy to prove that it does with a simple magnetic field sensor. By spinning the Magboy you can affect energy deeper in the body without having to actually be in direct contact with it.

The next step is to add a second axis to create a spherical magnetic field. So that you can understand what I mean by a spherical magnetic field, let’s say that we put a small LED light on a magnet. If you spin it on one axis, the light moves about in a circle. When you add a second axis, the LED will move in all directions and become a ball of light. Can you see that?

The Benefits of Biaxial Magnets

There are two big benefits to the magnets spinning on two axes. One is that the magnetic field is much bigger than the field from a magnet spinning on one magnet. Again, this is easily proven with a magnetic field detector. The other is that with the magnet spinning in essentially every direction, now all energy flows within the expanded reach of the magnet are perpendicular to the magnetic field at some point, so they are all affected by this magnetic field. For example, if you have your feet on the Biaxial Body Energizer then the magnetic field can be detected at the level of your knees. If you hold the Biaxial PowerMag behind someone, you can detect the magnetic field while holding the sensor in front of them. That is, the magnetic field passes through the body and can affect everything inside the body.

To talk about specific benefits of using magnets gets dangerously close to making medical claims. What I can tell you is that people can feel the effects of the Power Mag held near the neck, not making skin contact, so something is happening. My grandmother likes to go dancing on the weekend and uses the Biaxial Body Energizer after she gets home because it makes her feet feel better. There are more impressive stories of people using these products as well. I just want to give  you an idea of what most people experience their first time using these devices.

Like I said at the start of this post, since these are electrically-powered devices, I wondered about any potentially harmful electromagnetic fields. It turns out that the potential harm comes from noise creating from alternating current (AC), the current that the electricity supplies to our homes and is not present with direct current (DC). When using the plug-in adapter, the current is converted from AC to DC at the wall so that only DC current is present inside the devices. Batteries aren’t an issue because they can only supply DC current. So, harmful EMF isn’t a concern when using the biaxial magnetic devices.

The biaxial magnets are a great example of what Nikken has done with their 35 years of experience developing magnetic products to support the body. If you would like more information or you have had an experience using these devices then please share it below in a comment. I would also appreciate it if you would share this post with your followers on the social networks.

Wayne Woodworth

Magnets affect particle flows that are perpendicular to the magnetic field. By rotating a magnet on an axis, you have the potential to affect a lot more energy flow. Add another axis of rotation and you create a 360 degree magnetic field that has the ability to affect any particle flow that comes within reach of the magnetic field.

The body’s energy fields are very weak when compared to the magnets that most people are aware of, which is good because we don’t really want sharpened knives to chase us through the kitchen like in some cartoons. We do create a magnetic field though and it is detectible by very sensitive medical and scientific equipment.

We also have a lot of energy flows within the body that are generate fields in the body and are affected by other fields in the body. These fields and flows are also affected by fields that occur external to the body, such as the artificial electromagnetic fields created by electricity, TVs, and computers. We are also heavily influenced by the Earth’s magnetic field, which is also very weak.

In fact, we depend on the Earth’s magnetic field interacting with the fields and energy flows in our body. Various medical scientists have determined that some of our illnesses are in fact caused by us being isolated or insulated from the Earth’s field. For example, when we are in our homes or work places surrounded by electric current, TVs, and computers, and other devices, we are effectively blocking out the more subtle magnetic field generated by the Earth and possibly exposing ourselves to harmful EMF. They have found that this can be a cause for depression, headaches, and fatigue.

What Nikken has done is given us small magnets of varying strengths to help us recharge and stabilize our bodies. We have a choice really. We can get rid of the electric currents and electronic devices that we surround ourselves with, spend more time outside, walk or ride a bike everywhere we go, and sleep on the ground. Or we can use magnets, like the ones from Nikken, to bring the Earth’s magnetic field inside, close to the body. While I do like to camp out in the woods from time to time, I generally prefer to sleep on a comfortable bed and make use of a lot of the modern conveniences that electricity provides.

That means that I also make extensive use of the magnetic products that Nikken provides on a day to day basis. Especially my magnetic insoles, magnetic bracelet, and magnetic mattress pad. I do not like to spend much time without them.

Going back to the spinning magnet affecting flows going every which way, Nikken offers something it calls Biaxial Rotation in two products, the Body Energizer and the Palm Mag.

I was just listening to a conference call where one of the participants was talking about how they use Nikken’s Biaxial magnets very effectively with horses. One of the cool things about using something like a magnet with animals is that it immediately removes any discussion of the placebo effect. You just can’t convince an animal that something works if it doesn’t.

If you found this interesting or helpful I would appreciate you sharing it with your followers on the social networks. I would also like to hear about your experiences with Nikken’s magnets in a comment below.

Wayne Woodworth

Someone told me recently that they believed that another company’s magnets must be superior to Nikken’s magnets because they are stronger.

There are companies out there who sell extremely high-powered magnets and that claim that exposure to just the negative pole is beneficial and exposure to only the positive pole is harmful. They also claim that these high-powered magnets help with cancer and the like.

Nikken’s magnets, by comparison, are much weaker. Nikken’s magnetic products also provide a balanced magnetic field created with both positive and negative poles with the intent of balancing the body’s energy field. Nikken also doesn’t claim that their magnets will cure cancer or any other condition. It’s actually illegal for anyone who isn’t a medical doctor to make those kinds of claims. By balancing the body’s magnetic field, Nikken’s magnets allow the body to do what it does best, heal itself.

The inventor behind Nikken’s magnets believes that it is irresponsible for companies to sell such high-strength magnets. The body’s energy system is very subtle. It has very weak magnetic and electrical fields. Magnets are used to create energy because they influence moving charged particles. High-powered magnets will create a lot of energy which will very easily over-stimulate the body’s energy systems.

While possibly beneficial for extreme cases like cancer, I believe that people who are generally healthy need to be cautious of using high-strength magnets. With all that said, Nikken has been making magnets for wellness purposes for 35 years with excellent results. They wouldn’t still be around otherwise.

Wayne Woodworth
Magnetic Massage Therapist

Have you heard of Magnetic Field Deficiency Syndrome? It is the name given to a host of symptoms that arise when a person has limited exposure to the Earth’s natural magnetic field.

How is that possible? Other than astronauts, we can’t leave the Earth, right?

Physiologists have determined that we receive about a third of our energy from external sources, like the Earth’s magnetic field. Dr. Kyoichi Nakagawa, M.D. believes that our exposure to the Earth’s magnetic field is reduced by the amount of time we spend in buildings and cars, and that this may interfere with our health. The effects of Magnetic Field Deficiency Syndrome can include headaches, stiffness in the muscles, insomnia, constipation, and fatigue. Long term deficiency can result in disease, reduce our ability to heal, and leave us more susceptible to microorganisms (bacteria and viruses) and toxins in our environment.

I found this information in a section on Magnetic Field Therapy in the book, Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition by Trivieri & Anderson. Scary stuff, huh?

Nikken shuns the term, magnetic therapy as it relates to their products because they don’t want them to be labeled as medical devices.  All the same, they do have a natural magnetic field and are applied to the body with the intent to generate a positive effect. You know that you can take vitamins and other supplements to improve our nutrition. Nikken’s magnetic products are magnetic supplements to improve our exposure to natural magnetic fields, basically bringing them inside the buildings and cars that are otherwise blocking us from it.

If you are feeling any of the possible symptoms of Magnetic Field Deficiency Syndrome and have tried other remedies without much success, then give magnets a try. It can’t hurt.

Wayne Woodworth
Magnetic Massage Therapist

PS. If you have an implanted device, such as a pacemaker, then check with your doctor before using magnets. Pacemakers generate their own electromagnetic fields and external magnets may interfere with them.

You hopefully already know all about the benefits of wearing magnetic insoles in your shoes. You probably don’t know about the benefits of having a pair of MagSteps in your washing machine though. This isn’t one of the uses listed in Nikken’s brochure, it comes by word of mouth.

Assuming that the drum in your washing machine is metal, you take a pair of magnetic insoles and stick them to the sides inside your washing machine. I like to keep them on opposite sides, across from each other. The water, detergent, and bleach aren’t going to hurt them. I don’t know how long they will last in there, but ours have been there for 4 years with no sign of wear.

But why put magnetic insoles in your washing machine?

Because they help to soften the water. Did you know that most of the chemicals in your laundry detergent are there to treat your water, not to wash your clothes? It’s true. So, with the insoles helping to condition the water, you will need less laundry detergent. Actually, when we put a pair of MagSteps in our washing machine we didn’t use any laundry detergent for about a month because there was so much laundry detergent left in our clothing from washing with the “correct” amount of detergent.  If you try this, you will probably find the same thing.

So, the bottom line is that a pair of magnetic insoles in your washing machine will save you money in the long term because you will need maybe a quarter of the amount of laundry detergent that you currently use. This could even help people with sensitive skin because there is less detergent residue to react to.

Wayne Woodworth

A friend asked me recently why I didn’t have more massage therapists working with me to build exposure for Nikken. I’m told that most chiropractors usually have a product they sell, usually a nutritional supplement or something along those lines. Most massage therapists I know rely entirely on their service for income. That just doesn’t make sense to me.

Service-based businesses are severely limited in the amount of income that they can generate. A massage therapist makes somewhere between $15 and $100 per hour in my area depending on if they work for someone or for themselves. Either way, they are limited by the number of hours they can work in a day, and by how many appointments they can get scheduled. It makes sense to have a product to help supplement their income for the times when they aren’t fully booked or want to take some time off (or make only $15 an hour).

Chiropractors have figured that out.

I am a massage therapist and was introduced to Nikken by another massage therapist. In my opinion, Nikken’s products are the perfect match for what massage therapists do. Their magnetic items help a therapist’s clients to sleep better and take care of their issues between sessions. They even make magnetic massage tools for therapists to use during a session, and I do use them on my clients.

The bottom line is that, regardless of what company, massage therapists and other wellness practitioners must to have a product line to strengthen their income stream.

Wayne Woodworth
service: Massage Therapist
product: Independent Nikken Distributor