Brisbane Lions

As part of the demands of professional sport, injury management is of paramount importance. Any device to improve pain and aid the recovery process is something of extreme value to the playing group. Brisbane Lions utilise Q magnets for pain relief, improved motor recruitment and fracture healing.
Nathan Carlos - Head Physiotherapist, Brisbane Lions

I use Q magnets for managing occasional bouts oflower back pain and find considerable difference in pain and range of motion on the days I wear the magnets. They form part of my total recovery process from game and training stress.
Jamie Charman - Brisbane Lions

As a professional athlete I will maximise the healing and recovery tools recommended by the medical staff. The quadrapolar technology of Q magnets have a great effect on pain reduction which allows me to progress through my rehab stages and get back on the field sooner.
Daniel Merrett

Interview with Daniel Merrett in April 2009.

Interview with Simon Black in October 2009.

I have been using Q-Magnets for about a year now. When I have had a particularly tough week of training I tend to get a stiff lower back. When this occurs I use Q-Magnets. Immediately after training I tape two magnets, one either side of my spine to my lower back. I usually leave them on overnight, waking up the next day with a greater range of movement. I also get good results from using Q-Magnets whilst travelling. Travelling is obviously a major part of playing professional rugby and being 6 ft 6, a part that I have never particularly enjoyed. In the past before long flights I would take anti-inflammatory's or worst case scenario if my lower back is particularly tight, muscle relaxants. Now that I use Q-Magnets I no longer need to use such drugs.

Whilst playing In Japan I am spending many hours on my feet at training on a hard training surface. At times my Achilles pulls up sore. When this occurs I apply one Q-magnet either side of my Achilles and wear them like this whenever I am not training. Usually within 12-24 hours the soreness has gone.

The thing I like most about Q-Magnets is that they provide almost instant relief without the use of drugs. They are also very easy to use. Due to there small size and shape, I have no problems throwing them in my kit or travel bag. They are not bulky so when I do have them on they do not prohibit me from sleeping or doing day to day activities.

Like all rehabilitation aids you still need to treat the problem, they will not fix the problem. But they do give me drug free relief, which is something that I need particularly when preparing for a game.

Adam Wallace-Harrison.
Former Brumbies and current Kobelco Steelers player
November, 2009

I have been a professional triathlete for over 15 years. Over the last four years, I have been struggling to keep my body together and injury free, to enable me to stay at the top of my sport.

A lot of problems came from my back and my hips. My Physio and great friend Peter Stanton, put me onto these particular magnets made by James at Optimal Life, and they have made an amazing difference to me. They keep my back from locking up, and keep my hips free, which for me is the key to running fast and uninhibited.

I thoroughly recommend these magnets to anyone who wants to keep their body in alignment and trouble free.

Andrew Johns
Dual Olympian

IronMan

“I have been a professional triathlete for nearly 10 years, for almost half this time I have been injured. I am over 6ft tall and have constantly struggled with my back, having had trouble with disc bulges and other problems. The ironman is not designed for someone with a bad back.

Since my guru physio Peter Stanton introduced me to Qmagnets I have had no trouble. Being an elite athlete I know when my hips and pelvis are out, something that previously would take weeks sometimes months of treatment to remedy, I now put the magnet on and can see myself straighten up while watching in a mirror. I set the bike course record in my last IM and felt good coming off the bike after being bent over for 5hours in the time trial position.

Takes Q magnets, I must say I am addicted.”

Lisbeth Kristensen - Professional IronMan and Triathlete competitor

Fremantle Dockers

"After a short term trial with Q magnets with our footballers, we felt there was definitely merit in extending this trial to further assess their influence in aiding injury management. Early results have been promising with positive effects in management of soft tissue injuries."

Dr Jeffrey Boyle, Senior Physiotherapist, Fremantle Dockers.

I couldn't believe how quickly the Q magnets helped my corked thigh to heal. After a heavy fall, I was back in action after just a week whereas normally it would have taken 2-3 weeks.

Steve Sommerfield
Professional Freestyle Motocross Rider

Tibia stress fracture threatens competing in marathon – no worries with Q magnets.

I have a passion for running and love marathons. On 12th August, 2009 I suffered a stress fracture of the distal 1/3 of my right tibia following an aggressive speed workout. I had no intention to defer my plans to run in the up and coming Boston and qualifying Marathons and persisted training until the pain become unbearable and I could barely walk, let alone run.

In surgery the following week I asked a colleague for suggestions to encourage quicker healing. He put me onto the magnet literature and, after googling magnet therapy supplies, I found Q magnets. I immediately ordered a set and had them expressed couriered to my home.

My Q magnet order arrived on the 25th August and I immediately applied them. Within 5-10 minutes I had almost 80% reduction in pain and was able to walk around the house virtually pain-free! Wow!

I applied 2 ProQ magnets on either side of the fracture at night to encourage bone healing, and a single ProH (the ProH is a new hexapole design, still being tested before the formal launch) directly over the point of maximal tenderness during the day. I combined this with absolute rest, no running. My gait returned to normal, and I no longer required narcotics, anti-inflammatories, or topical agents.

I have just finished my qualifying marathon for the Boston in the time 3:45 which is OK for a mere mortal. In terms of my experience with Q magnets, I commenced using them 2 weeks after my stress fracture and wore them for six weeks, with rest before just completing the marathon on 21st September. The significant points are:

1. I finished the marathon.
2. I had no problems with the stress fracture.
3. I am now pain- free and already training for my next marathon.

I am grateful for the influence that Q magnets had on my recovery. Based on my own past personal experience with the healing of stress fractures, I was clinically healed in 6 weeks. This compares to a healing time of 16 weeks the last time I had a similar ailment (clinical healing defined as being free of pain and tenderness at the fracture site, and no analgesics required).

To achieve these results, I utilized a dual-phase regimen. During the daytime, I placed a single ProH magnet over the point of maximal tenderness (secured with hypafix tape). At night, I applied two ProQ magnets on either side of the fracture, spaced 6 cm apart.

The only other therapeutic modality added to the above was REST.

I have passed along the virtues of Qmagnets to many of my running friends and professional colleagues. It is also my intent to use them selectively in my own practice.

I am more than happy to have you use this e-mail as testimony to the objective efficacy of Qmagnets in my case.

Although I, along with many, cannot be certain as to the precise biological explanation surrounding the physiology of Q magnet action, it is irrefutable in my case that they were, nevertheless, highly effective.

For now, we have theories, like so many demonstrable events in nature. These answers may come with further research. Until then, Q magnets are a viable option for pain relief and the possible healing of stress fractures that is simple, effective, and unlike many other remedies, is without complications.

Best regards,

Mark R. Thibert, M.D
Canada