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The Biomagnetic Pair: What It Is, What the Evidence Says, and How We Frame It at Artemisa
A Practice With Many Followers and a Clinical Framing Still to Be Proven
👤 Luana, lead therapist at Artemisa📅 10 May 2026⏱️ 7 min
Honesty Before We Begin
This article describes the Biomagnetic Pair as it actually exists. It is not promotion — it is information. Please read it through, especially the section on the evidence and the section on contraindications.
Origin
The Biomagnetic Pair was developed in 1988 by Dr. Isaac Goiz Durán, a Mexican surgeon. His central hypothesis: certain points of the body may show detectable pH alterations, and the application of pairs of magnets of opposite polarity (one north pole, one south pole) would help restore a bioelectric balance.
The practice spread through Spanish-speaking countries — especially Mexico, Argentina and Spain — through the training of practitioners in open courses. There are books by Goiz himself describing the method, and active communities that practise and teach it.
What a Session Is Like
You lie on the couch, fully clothed. The practitioner explores points on the body following a learned protocol. When a pair is identified — two points considered to be linked — a magnet is placed on each for several minutes. The session is quiet, non-invasive, painless.
There is no electrical current. There are no needles. Only magnets in contact with clothing or skin. For many people the experience is relaxing in itself, regardless of the interpretive framework.
What the Scientific Evidence Says
Let us be clear: the Biomagnetic Pair does not have scientific backing at the level required by evidence-based medicine. The published material is mostly by Goiz himself and by his community, not in high-impact journals with independent peer review. Rigorous, controlled and replicated clinical studies are scarce or non-existent.
The Spanish Ministry of Health, in its Plan for the protection of health against pseudo-therapies (2018), includes biomagnetism in its list. This means that the health authorities consider it without sufficient scientific support to be recognised as a regulated therapeutic practice.
Why We Say So Openly
If you come to a biomagnetism session at Artemisa, we want you to come informed, rather than thinking it is something it is not.
How We Frame It at Artemisa
- As a complementary wellbeing experience, not as a medical treatment.
- Without promises of cure, diagnosis or clinical efficacy.
- With an explicit disclaimer in every session and in every piece of information.
- For people looking for a deeply relaxing experience in a gentle framing, with no expectation that it replaces anything their doctor prescribes.
Contraindications (Important)
We Do Not Run Sessions for People With
• A pacemaker or implanted defibrillator
• Any implanted electronic medical device
• Pregnancy, especially during the first trimester
If you have any doubt about your own situation, please write to us before booking.
What It Can Be Useful For (Within Our Framing)
- Those looking for a deeply relaxing, less conventional experience
- Those who accompany their health with gentle practices and an open curiosity
- Those who understand and accept the framing of complementary wellbeing
What It Is NOT For
- Replacing medical treatment for any condition
- Diagnosing illness — nothing is diagnosed
- Looking for clinical guarantees — we cannot offer them because they do not exist
Summary
The Biomagnetic Pair exists, it has a wide community of practitioners, and many people report positive subjective experiences. Its clinical efficacy has not been demonstrated and the health authorities consider it a pseudo-therapy. At Artemisa we offer it with honesty: we frame it as complementary wellbeing, not as medicine, and we respect your right to decide whether you want to try it or not.