# Do copper bracelets ease pain?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copper-bracelets-ease-pain/64711>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [May 8, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copper-bracelets-ease-pain/64711 "2001-05-08T02:43:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![jim\_leek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jim\_leek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jim_leek)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copper-bracelets-ease-pain/64711/1 "2001-05-08T02:43:08Z")

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If you’re in enough pain, you’ll do anything to stop it. I had crippling sciatic pain and I would have bought a copper bracelet in a carnival if I thought it would help. (In fact, I considered it.)

Sadly, the copper bracelet is a superstition. If you want one, I’ve seen them at the pharmacy for $5. Or take some house wiring and wrap it around your arm for a few cents.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copper-bracelets-ease-pain/64711/2 "2001-05-08T05:33:49Z")

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A link to the column is appreciated. [Do copper bracelets ease pain?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980814b.html)

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2001, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copper-bracelets-ease-pain/64711/3 "2001-05-08T13:32:33Z")

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