Copper magnetic bracelet won’t help in arthritis

Mayoclinic explains Arthritis as a swelling and tenderness of one or more joints. The main symptoms of arthritis are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. The most common types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

Can a copper bracelet help fight the condition?

Let’s find out.

Fact check

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Countering to the problem that copper bracelets have been sold as a cure for arthritis for a long period now. , UAMS Health says, “it’s never been proven that copper can be absorbed through the skin by wearing a bracelet, research has shown that excessive copper can result in poisoning. This can be seen after ingesting foods boiled in copper vessels or from contamination of water from corroding copper pipes, causing vomiting and, in severe cases, liver damage. In reality, no modality of treatment has been shown to cure or reverse the changes of arthritis.”

A 2013 study titled ‘Copper Bracelets and Magnetic Wrist Straps for Rheumatoid Arthritis – Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects: A Randomised Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial’ revealed that wearing a magnetic wrist strap or a copper bracelet did not appear to have any meaningful therapeutic effect, beyond that of a placebo, for alleviating symptoms and combating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis.

Cleveland Clinic said: “Although the researchers found that copper bracelets and magnetic wrist strips had no meaningful effect on joint pain, swelling or the progression of arthritis, the devices are inexpensive and have no major side effects.”

Hence, it is evident that neither copper bracelets nor magnetic wrist straps had any effect on arthritis.