There is still much research and debate about how magnets work. Different theories have been cited by different research groups but none has yet proven conclusive and accepted globally throughout yhe medical community. Conventional theories on how static magnets work include:

There is a growing consensus that increased blood flow to the area influenced by magnetic field is one of the primary results of magnetic treatment. This has been observed in both thermographic and nuclear medicine studies and reported in professional journals.

The movement of magnetic fields through muscles and joints or other tissue has been found to trigger incremental capillary blood flow. This increase is known to flush toxins and inflammatory agents out of the tissue.

The application of a magnet to the body causes muscles lengthening and relaxation. Magnetic waves pass through the tissue and secondary currents are induced. When those currents clash with magnetic waves, they produce impacting heat on the electrons in the body cells. These impacting heats appear to be very effective in the reduction of muscle swelling and pain.

There is also significant evidence of a pain blocking mechanism in nerve fibres themselves when subjected to magnetic fields. Researchers have been able to shift the resting potential (thereby raising the required stimulus to pain) of nerve cells in the laboratory by 25% using the magnetic technology.

Magnetic fields have been shown to affect nerve signals. High strength magnets can cause anaesthesia, through a principle in physics called the Hall effect. Dr Robert Becker (author of Body Electric) put salamanders to sleep before surgery with electrmagnetics more safely than by using anaesthetics.