30 Years of Chronic Back Pain: A Physiotherapist’s Personal Experience with Q Magnets
After more than 30 years of living with chronic back pain, physiotherapist Annette Tonkin decided to try Q Magnets after many conventional approaches had provided only limited relief. As a health professional with decades of experience, she approached the experience with healthy scepticism and a willingness to see whether anything might help.
The following is Annette’s personal account.
Annette Tonkin
“I heard about Q Magnets through Dianne Hermans following my work on LinkedIn and decided to try them because all other forms of treatment had not been very successful and I was desperate for any little bit of relief.
As someone with a keen interest in health for over 30 years, I have seen a lot of products come and go in relation to helping back pain. I have tried every conventional form of treatment including physiotherapy, osteopathy, surgery, multiple level facet joint nerve burning, Pilates, medication and ongoing core strengthening.
I was sceptical whether this would work, but I decided I had nothing to lose by giving Q Magnets a go.”
Annette placed one OF50-3 magnet and two QF28-3 magnets across her lower back and wore them continuously.
After five days, she described noticeable changes.
“I cannot believe the change they have made. I am no longer in constant pain. I can walk and move so much better. In fact, I didn’t realise how much my patterns of movement had changed for the worse.
The poor movement pattern probably perpetuated the ongoing pain.
Now I move without being apprehensive. I go to the gym and can bend and move so much better. The quality of my exercise is so much better because I no longer have pain inhibition.”
Pain can change how you move
When pain persists for months or years, many people gradually adapt their movement without even noticing. Protective movement patterns may help in the short term but can also limit confidence, mobility and everyday function. As discomfort changes, people often discover they can move more naturally again, allowing them to return to activities they had been avoiding.
Annette also found everyday tasks becoming easier.
“I can get up out of a chair freely. Something I haven’t been able to do for years.
I have so much more energy as I am not having to mentally deal with chronic pain. I never realised how much this was affecting me until the pain wasn’t there.
I can bend over and get up without bracing and pain. I did my housework all in one go. I normally spread it over three days as the bending and twisting would greatly aggravate the pain both in intensity and spread.”
One of the most meaningful improvements for Annette was being able to return to running.
“I have even started running again. Something I have not done for six years. Only a few minutes at a time, but at least it is a start. Before, running would cause sharp pain into my pelvis and aggravate my condition for days.”
She concluded her experience by saying:
“It is an understatement to say that Q Magnets have changed my life, and in five days. If I could have these implanted in my back for the rest of my life I would!”
Individual experiences with Q Magnets vary. This testimonial reflects one person’s personal experience and should not be interpreted as a guarantee of similar results for others.
