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A therapy truly attractive
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If you are weary of pills and injections, you could try magneto-therapy, an alternative system that is fast catching up.
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Sanjay Kumar: Working wonders with magnets — Photo: V. Sreenivasa Murthy
DIABETES, GANGRENE, gout, arthritis, epilepsy, kidney problems, insomnia, back pain, tooth ache... There are specialised doctors to treat each of these. But when I heard about this "doctor", who uses a tiny magnet instead of pills and injections, I had to find out more.
In a hall, which formed a part of The Tamil Sangha, Ulsoor, was a lanky young man sporting a pair of glasses. An unassuming man, not someone you would particularly notice. Sanjay Kumar is a practising magneto-therapist, who exclusively uses isotropic magnets for his treatment.
Besides a degree in microbiology, Mr. Kumar has studied a blend of ancient and contemporary Indian, Chinese, and Japanese arts, along with methods of healing and therapy, right from Su Jok, accupressure, accupuncture, foot reflexology, Siastu (a Japanese method of healing by stimulating the palms and soles), Reiki, naturopathy, mind control therapy (which involves a great deal of concentration), hypnotherapy, Sai Sanjivini (which involves a psychological, spiritual healing), and Feng Shui (Chinese vaastu) among others.
So, which one is he most passionate about? "Magneto-therapy," he says, and he goes on to explain: "It is a division of accupressure, which uses the same principle, except that it involves stimulating the pressure points in the human body through magnets. There are about 16,000 pressure points in just our palms, out of which we know of a little less than 1,000." He adds that he uses two methods for treatment, which, he claims, have the best results. "One is through correspondence points, and the other through the meridian system (through the naadis or invisible energy lines that run through the entire body)." He often uses a combination of both these methods for his treatment and uses three types of magnets - star, stick, and isotropic magnets.
I found the "correspondence points" theory quite fascinating. According to this theory, the palm is considered to be a "sample" of the entire body. "We have a torso, legs, hands, and the head, which is the smallest protrusion from the torso. If we keep our palm outstretched and fold our index and little finger inwards, (try doing this, its quite interesting actually) we can see our ring and middle finger corresponding with our legs, the little finger and index finger as our hands, and our thumb as our head (the palm is the front of the body)," he says. By this logic, the area around the cuticle of the thumbnail corresponds to our teeth and the "middle joint" of the middle finger of our right hand corresponds to the right knee. So, for acute back pain, the pressure point where he would use magnets is the back of your palm between the middle and ring finger.
As unbelievable as the whole concept sounded, it seemed to have magnificent results. There are people who vouch by this therapy. A middle-aged woman, suffering from asthma, says her attacks have become milder in just two weeks. Another elderly man, who had heard about the treatment from a neighbour, says his back pain has subsided substantially after this treatment.
"Can you believe that the north pole of a tiny magnet can do such wonders?" asks Mr. Kumar. He quickly adds: "But one should be careful while using these magnets as there could be adverse effects if one uses them without a proper consultation. First, finding the pressure points in the body is important. Secondly, the poles that one uses are important. The south pole is the side used for decreasing activity. For example, in case of acute pain, the south pole needs to be in contact with the particular pressure point to bring the pain under control. The north pole is for stimulating or increasing. For example, in case of low blood pressure." Magneto-therapy can be combined with any other treatment such as allopathy, homoeopathy, or ayurveda. Mr. Kumar says that it has "absolutely no side effects". The treatment is always external and does not involve any oral intake. However, he recommends his patients to have more raw vegetables, fruits, and juices, and curtail the intake of oily and spicy food, salt, and non-vegetarian food. He also recommends standing on an accupressure mat or using a roller for five to six minutes, two to three times a day.
He does not charge any consultation fee, but charges Rs. 100 for a magnet. The clinical tape to strap the magnets needs to be bought separately. Each magnet can be used for 500 years, he says.
Mr. Kumar holds consultations in R.T. Nagar, Ganganagar, Mission Road (Near Chennamma Memorial School), Thygarajanagar (Near Shirdi Sai Baba Temple), and Cholanagar. He can be contacted on 3630654.
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