The main birthplace of magnetotherapy products is the United States, but the US Food and Drug Administration has not approved any civilian magnetotherapy products because there is no conclusive evidence that magnetotherapy has therapeutic effects.

There was a period of magnetotherapy fever in Japan. Japan Life Company, the originator of "health fraud", has developed 100 kinds of so-called "high-tech" health products, such as healing instruments, mattresses and pillows. It also set up a partnership company "Nippon Baofei" in Shenzhen, and sold its "magnetic maintenance mattress" in China, deceiving a large number of consumers.

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The US Food and Drug Administration believes that "magnetotherapy products have no medical use", so it does not approve any magnetotherapy products for disease diagnosis and treatment, and prohibits these products from promoting and selling their medical and health care functions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission have warned or punished many manufacturers and sellers of magnetic therapy products and electromagnetic equipment that claim to be healthy and treatable through advertisements.

There are many lawsuits involving magnetic therapy supplies in the United States. 20/kloc-in March of February, American manufacturers and distributors of "magnetic wave therapy technology" products, such as magnetic knee pads, magnetic wrist pads and magnetic elbow pads, were also sued for exaggerating the efficacy of products because of advertisements, and consumers thought that they did not relieve pain after using them.

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