According to the observation of the Swiss alchemist and physician, P.A. Paracelsus the magnet is highly useful in inflammations. This observation has been corroborated, through experiments and clinical findings by a number of biomagnetic scientists around the world. The magnet is known to reduce pain, mitigate painful swellings and inflammations and has a soothing effect on the aching organs. Clinical practice by numerous magneto therapists have established the fact time and again that different types of aches and pains like earache, toothache, headache, muscular pains, painful cramps, painful urination and painful menstruation in women quickly succumb to the soothing effects of magnets. As a matter of fact, the popularity of the magnetic system of healing in India and abroad can be surely credited to the positive effect of magnets on the mitigation of pain in any part of the body. The magnet has also come to be known as a `pain-killer`.

The pain-killing effect is induced by the magnet due to an improved blood circulation to the affected part, soothing effect on the nerves and the fomentation effect produced by the impacting heat.

A number of patients suffering from painful affections like sciatica, gout and rheumatoid arthritis, set out into a refreshing sleep soon after the application of magnets for a short while, proving the above concept of soothing and calming effects on nerves.