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That is interesting and  something new to my reading.. I had never heard about the gold..LOL Copper bracelets have been around for years.. my Aunt Swore by them I find no relief whatsoever wearing them in my arthritic hands. Although I must say my hand with my ring is good particularly my wedding ring finger.. so I find this interesting.

Anecdotal "evidence" is not really of much scientific value, but nor is dogma.

In my mid-40s I developed quite severe osteoarthritis, various prescribed medications had no effect.  My wife bought me a copper bracelet; I agreed to try it for 3 months, not expecting any benefit.  By the end of the 3 months I was pain free.  A doctor with whom I was working at the time told me that I was almost certainly "in remission".  I am now 70, and still "in remission".  Of course, this proves nothing, but my advice to anyone in the position I was in would be: never mind the prophets of gloom, "give it a go", make up your own mind if it works for you.

Your body would likely absorb small amounts of copper from the bracelet...  does your arm turn green?  Some people have nickel allergies to nickel alloys so metals in jewelery will affect your body.

But, for many things, some people will go into spontaneous remission....  and then one has to try to figure out if it was a therapy or not that caused it.  There are many causes of joint pain.  Was it a single joint?  All Joints?  Gout?

Here is an article review that discusses a randomized trial disproving magnetic therapy and copper therapy.  It doesn't support any efficacy claims.  I believe trial periods were for 4 weeks in each case or trial condition.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/10/091016094037.htm

However, if the copper bracelet has been helping the arthritis for 30 years, by all means keep it up.