A few years ago, after doing some research, I purchased a magnetic pulsing unit, to help painful joint and sciatic nerve pain. I am a retired teacher and was enjoying volunteering in arts programs with preschool children and getting out on regular hikes.

Then, the whirlwind of pain started and my hikes and volunteer efforts were seriously curtailed. The doctors’ visits began, and I wasn’t sitting outside on the porch, sipping ice tea, as I would have liked, after a long day with the kids. My evenings, evolved into lying in bed with a heating pad and ice pack. Nights were painful.

I began taking over-the-counter pain medication for the sciatica, and then developed some stomach issues. Walking up a flight of stairs, a few times a day, to get to my bedroom became difficult. I was informed I needed to have my right hip replaced. I had started to use the magnetic pulsing unit on my hip before surgery and although I’d used the device sporadically it had really helped with pain reduction. As soon as the replacement surgery was completed, I started using the magnetic pulsing unit on my left hip, because the doctor had said that it would also need replacing, as the x-ray showed severe arthritis. I wanted to avoid having it replaced.

This time I was very consistent with the magnetic pulsing unit; using it about three to four times a day for around an hour each session. Within a couple of months, I noted a slow but continuous reduction in pain. This inspired me to continue on. Eventually the pain subsided to a point where I could touch both legs together, which I hadn’t been able to do before. The pain from sciatica and lower back issues is much less now. The doctor informed me that usually patients like me go from one hip surgery to the next within three months.

Instead of anti-inflammatory drugs, I now regularly take a vitamin B complex and a magnesium supplement and also cod liver oil. I consume bone broth, get plenty of vitamin D, sit in the sun and soak in a warm water Jacuzzi as part of my health regimen.

On one of my good days, the doctor saw me walking. He recommended holding off surgery on my left hip, advising me that as long as I was not in pain, I wouldn’t need the surgery. That was a big change. The doctor and I will continue to monitor my progress. After using the magnetic pulsing unit for a little over a year, tests show that the arthritic condition has not progressed.

The pain level has definitely decreased. I also notice that the quad muscles in my leg have elongated and are not going into spasm like before. I go upstairs with relative ease. Recently I jogged in the pool during aquatic fitness exercises and I even managed to get on my bike and cycle up and down the block with no recurring pain. It’s been 11 years since I could do that! It took some time, and diligence, but with the help of my doctors, the magnetic pulsing unit, body massage, and a change of diet, I am returning to former activities and back to my joy of volunteering.

It’s quite possible I will eventually need another hip replacement, but using the magnetic pulsing unit seems to be holding that off and I feel it’s really helped me recover my mobility.