Copper bracelet for Arthritis

[Webby581]

I am getting on a bit now and have arthritis in my fingers, neck, etc. Its not terrible (yet) and is usually more uncomfortable than painful, but is starting to limit my dexterity in some manual activities. (Not stopped me wanking though ....... its not THAT bad yet).
I haven't tried wearing one of those copper bracelets because, basically, I don't believe that they could work.
I expect that there will be a good number of others on here of similar age and in a similar or worse condition that will have experimented with them.
So, I would be interested to hear of the personal experience of others as to whether or not they found wearing one actually helps to relieve the symptoms & discomfort, or if it is, as I suspect, all a load of mumbo-jumbo?

Thanks in anticipation 

[Blackpool Rock]

I remember as a kid always thinking it was the ageing hippy types that wore this kind of shit as basically it was and there was absolutely no benefit apart from the placebo effect which possibly works if you do genuinely believe it works or are open minded about the possibility of it working.

I'm a sceptic and so was my Dad, in fact he was probably the worlds biggest sceptic ever however he did have a few ailments in his last 20-25 years that he couldn't pin on any specific cause.
He did suspect that it may have been partly down to having breathed in all manner of dust including (unknown to him at the time) dust containing heavy metals and also working with various other hazardous materials long before H&S was top priority

Even as a massive sceptic he did try wearing a copper bracelet, i'm not sure if it did him any good or if he thought it did him any good but remember him saying it wouldn't do him any harm so it was worth trying, realistically my dad must have been at a point of being willing to give anything a go to relieve the symptoms

So it won't do any harm, apart from looking like a twat obviously   

[Doc Holliday]

Placebo effect at best 

[scutty brown]

I've worn them for many years.
I've got a scaphoid bone that disintegrated in a bike crash around 40 years ago. It's shattered into around 14 pieces.
If I wear the bracelets on that wrist the broken bits remain relatively stable and painless. If I leave then off I can guarantee the bone fragments start moving and cause extreme pain. Especially when the fragments start to migrate.
Dismiss it as placebo if you like, but the fact remains that wearing them resolves most of the pain and stops any untoward movement of the fragments. It's real, it happens.

Conversely they have no effect on arthritic problems anywhere else in my body - toes, shoulder, knees, neck which are due to a combination of bike crashes and too much rugby (as a hooker) in my youth
Likewise wearing the bracelets on the "wrong" wrist has no effect.

[RandomGuy99]

I've worn them for many years.
I've got a scaphoid bone that disintegrated in a bike crash around 40 years ago. It's shattered into around 14 pieces.
If I wear the bracelets on that wrist the broken bits remain relatively stable and painless. If I leave then off I can guarantee the bone fragments start moving and cause extreme pain. Especially when the fragments start to migrate.
Dismiss it as placebo if you like, but the fact remains that wearing them resolves most of the pain and stops any untoward movement of the fragments. It's real, it happens.

Conversely they have no effect on arthritic problems anywhere else in my body - toes, shoulder, knees, neck which are due to a combination of bike crashes and too much rugby (as a hooker) in my youth
Likewise wearing the bracelets on the "wrong" wrist has no effect.

So you're using the bracelet as a brace or cast to hold the bones in place. Shouldn't the bone fragments have stuck together by now?

[Lou2019]

I am getting on a bit now and have arthritis in my fingers, neck, etc. Its not terrible (yet) and is usually more uncomfortable than painful, but is starting to limit my dexterity in some manual activities. (Not stopped me wanking though ....... its not THAT bad yet).
I haven't tried wearing one of those copper bracelets because, basically, I don't believe that they could work.
I expect that there will be a good number of others on here of similar age and in a similar or worse condition that will have experimented with them.
So, I would be interested to hear of the personal experience of others as to whether or not they found wearing one actually helps to relieve the symptoms & discomfort, or if it is, as I suspect, all a load of mumbo-jumbo?

Thanks in anticipation 

I’d would ask on a forum more specific to the subject. Have you looked at say External Link/Members Only for example? or perhaps External Link/Members Only

[scutty brown]

So you're using the bracelet as a brace or cast to hold the bones in place. Shouldn't the bone fragments have stuck together by now?

No, not using them as a brace, they are loose. Only obvious interaction is the copper deposit into the skin which seems to have a pain reduction effect
As for sticking together, scaphoids as a rule don't heal due to poor blood supply - they usually need bone grafts and screwing together. Mine will just now be a mass of bone bits and scar tissue

[shed]

Don't they go a green colour underneath from the interaction with the skin and sweat. Leaving a black stain on the wrist. Asking out of ignorance

[Pillowtalk]

I am getting on a bit now and have arthritis in my fingers, neck, etc. Its not terrible (yet) and is usually more uncomfortable than painful, but is starting to limit my dexterity in some manual activities. (Not stopped me wanking though ....... its not THAT bad yet).
I haven't tried wearing one of those copper bracelets because, basically, I don't believe that they could work.
I expect that there will be a good number of others on here of similar age and in a similar or worse condition that will have experimented with them.
So, I would be interested to hear of the personal experience of others as to whether or not they found wearing one actually helps to relieve the symptoms & discomfort, or if it is, as I suspect, all a load of mumbo-jumbo?

Thanks in anticipation 

Why not give one a go? I understand there's little scientific proof that copper bracelets work, but they are cheap and harmless so the downside risk is wasting a few pounds. Many arthritis sufferers use them and many claim they help.

[Watts.E.Dunn]

I suspect that some derivaitive of copper like an oxide would have been checked out a long time ago as would have may other substances.

Ibuprofen works very well  for me, not a perfect drug but it does the job;!...

[standardpostage]

As you say, I also think, it is also a load of mumbo-jumbo 

Most probably invented by the copper producers and bracelet manufacturers 

Gold or silver bracelets, most probably work, just as well, if "you believe" !

Regards and empathy 

Being mid 70s, I also have age related issues, so just take paracetamol or ibuprofen as required.

[timsussex]

I've worn them for many years.
I've got a scaphoid bone that disintegrated in a bike crash around 40 years ago. It's shattered into around 14 pieces.
If I wear the bracelets on that wrist the broken bits remain relatively stable and painless. If I leave then off I can guarantee the bone fragments start moving and cause extreme pain. Especially when the fragments start to migrate.
Dismiss it as placebo if you like, but the fact remains that wearing them resolves most of the pain and stops any untoward movement of the fragments. It's real, it happens.

Conversely they have no effect on arthritic problems anywhere else in my body - toes, shoulder, knees, neck which are due to a combination of bike crashes and too much rugby (as a hooker) in my youth
Likewise wearing the bracelets on the "wrong" wrist has no effect.

Its easy to test  we just need
2 seemingly identical bracelets one copper and one not - oh and we would have to break your other wrist 

[Webby581]

Thanks all - mostly as i expected really 

I only raised the question on here as I was at that moment perusing them online and was about to press "buy".
Just a few quid anyway so have now done it and will perhaps give an update in a few weeks with news of any changes i notice in my aches and pains.

I have nil expectations, so wont be disappointed either way............. and green looks good on me, so 

[scutty brown]

I suspect that some derivaitive of copper like an oxide would have been checked out a long time ago as would have may other substances.

Ibuprofen works very well  for me, not a perfect drug but it does the job;!...

There is a theory that some forms of tattooing are the result of attempts to permanently inject copper or copper salts into the skin to alleviate arthritis. During the bronze age a lot of people would have had copper-stained skin, and the theory is that a belief arose that the staining reduced arthritis.......logical step was to try permanently staining the skin with copper salts.
We'll never know if that's how it developed, but it is interesting

[scutty brown]

Its easy to test  we just need
2 seemingly identical bracelets one copper and one not - oh and we would have to break your other wrist 

The world can do without that piece of research thank you

[PepeMAGA]

I don't have arthritis, but feel inflammation after working out.
I find the combination of glucosamine chondroitin with msm to be effective