Serenity 2000 | Deep Magnetic Therapy Spot Magnet Kit for Pain Relief - Contains Two Powerful Magnets, 5000 Gauss Per Magnet

I'm a chronic pain sufferer-had two level cervical disc surgery about 7-8 years ago. I have been trying pain blocks and RFTC procedures to help with my pain....but it's up and down. I also wish I didn't have to take medications AT ALL.I'm a very skeptical person, however, when you're living with pain daily...you will try anything with good reviews.Before attaching magnets-I was taking Norco 10 every 5 hours -max of 4 per day, along with Advil and Tylenol on top of that every four hours or so. This has been every day of my life for the past 6 months, for sure. Not much difference between any successful procedures, because I still had residual pain.After attaching magnets (I placed one-dimple side to skin-on my neck, close to spine, above where my fusion is (because I believe that's where my problem is-loss of flexibility of joint above fusion). The second magnet-also dimple-side-to-skin...I placed on my upper arm/shoulder area...because my pain sometimes goes down my right arm. (mentally was thinking of above point a of pain signal-to-below point b-which would cover anywhere near/around my right shoulder)The first DAY I only had to take ONE Norco and NO other meds. Second, only 2. I've maintained only 2 a day so far!I'm planning to also replace my ball chair's ball so that my posture at work is back into a healthy position....and be more vigilant about stretching and traction therapy daily...in hopes that I'll be off the medication altogether.I highly recommend these magnets for my problem (can only speak for myself, ya know)Oh, I also purchased a (less powerful in gauss) "Quilted Magnetic Therapy Pad With 32 Magnets" on Amazon to slip under my pillow cover, so that I get all night of therapy, as well, while sleeping. (now I want to save & get an entire mattress one day!) I do believe I get better rest, as well because I do not wake up with pain returning soon & feel more rested. I'll try to remember to come back and update review later for an update.

Before I tell you about this product, let me give you some personal information about myself. I have chronic back pain. I have stenosis of the spine, degenerative disc disease, scoliosis, and spondylitis. I had back surgery to correct one section of my spine. Of course, after that surgery, other parts of my spine got worse. Most of my back pain is on the lower left side of my back. After receiving these magnets and wearing them for about 8 hours, my pain level was significantly reduced. How can magnets stop pain? I DON'T KNOW! I am just glad that they do! These magnets come with adhesive discs that are excellent in keeping the magnets in place. I wear these magnets for about a week at a time without taking them off. These magnets have a thick, white liner. This keeps them from rusting or reacting with your skin. These medical-grade magnets differ from regular magnets is a few ways. First, the magnets are stronger than most magnets you can buy in stores. Magnet strength is measured in "gauss." A refrigerator magnet would have a strength of about 10 gauss, so multiply that strength by 500, and you get this strength. All magnets have a north pole and a south pole. When using magnets for therapy, the south pole needs to be facing your body. The poles of these magnets are clearly marked with indentations, so that you are sure to be using the magnets correctly. This package also contains "buttons" to help secure the magnets to your clothing in case you to not want then held on by adhesive disc. All in all, this is a great solution to back pain, and I would purchase these magnets again

They warn you on the package not to handle these magnets like you can easily separate them. I read the warning and thought I got it. Here's what happened:The magnets are recessed in a card where each one is in a deep well. To remove one, they tell you to slide it off the card. Well, you can't. I thought maybe you had to remove the back, as it looked like maybe that's what they meant, but it wouldn't come off. (Later, I tried to peel off the back, and it is clearly glued on, so that wasn't it.) So, you have to pop them out. You can do that. As soon as the one I popped out cleared the top of the hole, ALL THE OTHER MAGNETS popped out of their holes and adhered to the one I had freed. They lined up in a perfect alignment, like a stack of pancakes. My fingers got pinched, and that's when I realized the power of these magnets. That hurt.You can't get them apart. I suppose if you have a workbench with a vice, you might pry them apart, but the ordinary person with just, say, a screwdriver or scissors, will not be able to separate them. They don't slide, or tilt, or anything.I may try to use them stuck together, but I'm giving that some thought. As it is, they are now worthless to me. It's one thing to know that if you deliberately put two together, they are going to stick like you wouldn't believe, but it's quite another to see them all fly out like they're alive in an explosion of magnetized power. I don't know how I could have handled it any differently. I read the directions, I was careful, but still had this accident. No, I wouldn't buy this product again.