PEMF Therapy Explained

What is PEMF Therapy?

You may be asking “what is PEMF therapy?” Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT), also called pulsed magnetic therapy, pulse magneto therapy, or PEMF, is a reparative technique most commonly used in the field of orthopedics for the treatment of non-union fractures, failed fusions, congenital and depression.

In the case of bone healing, PEMF uses electrical energy to direct a series of magnetic pulses through injured tissue whereby each magnetic pulse induces a tiny electrical signal that stimulates cellular repair.

Many studies have also demonstrated the effectiveness of PEMF in healing soft-tissue wounds; suppressing inflammatory responses at the cell membrane level to alleviate pain, and increasing range of motion. The value of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy has been shown to cover a wide range of conditions, with well-documented trials carried out by hospitals, rheumatologists and physiotherapists.

Reported Effects of PEMF Therapy

Magnetism is one of the universe’s fundamental powers. It has been used medicinally in China for over 2,000 years. Our ability to produce and control electro-magnetic fields and to use them to diagnose and treat has expanded enormously with the advent of electricity and electro-magnetics.

Pulse magnetic therapy is the application of electro-magnetic fields to treat and promote health. Although this emerging technology may be new to North America, it has been studied systematically throughout Eastern Europe and in the countries of the former Soviet Union for over 40 years and is a standard treatment for many conditions.

How important is pulse magnetic therapy? In 1992 Dr. Andrew Bassett, who helped pioneer the first FDA approved device using pulsed electro-magnetic fields, wrote, “In the decade to come bioelectro-magnetics will assume a therapeutic importance equal to, or greater than, that of pharmacology and surgery today. With proper interdisciplinary effort, significant inroads can be made in controlling the ravages of cancer, some forms of heart disease, arthritis, hormonal disorders, and neurological scourges such as Alzheimer’s disease, spinal cord injury, and multiple sclerosis.”

So, What is PEMF therapy? The future of living pain-free!

PEMF Therapy Addresses these Conditions

Alzheimer’s Disease
Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis
Arthritis
Asthma
Atherosclerosis
Bone Healing
Bronchitis
Burns
Cervical Osteoarthritis
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Dental Problems
Depression
Diabetes
Elbow Pain
Endometriosis/Endometritis
Epilepsy
Eye Disorders
Facial Nerve Neuropathy/Paralysis
Fibromyalgia
Glaucoma
Gynecology

Headache
Hearing Loss
Heart Disease
Herpetic Stomatitis
Hypertension
Insomnia
Kidney Failure/Inflammation/Stones
Knee Pain
Laryngeal Inflammation
Leprosy
Limb Lengthening
Liver/ Hepatitis
Lupus Erythematosus
Lymphadenitis
Mandibular Osteomyelitis
Maxillofacial Disorders
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscle Rehabilitation
Wound Healing
Wrinkles

Muscular Dystrophy
Neck Pain
Nerve Regeneration
Neuropathy
Optic Nerve Atrophy
Osteochondrosis
Osteoporosis
Pain
Pancreatitis
Parkinson’s Disease
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia
Pelvic Pain
Peptic – Duodenal Ulcer
Periodontitis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Pneumonia
Poisoning – Detoxification
Post-Mastectomy
Post-Polio Syndrome
Post-Herpetic Pain
Prostatitis
Pseudoarthrosis

Psoriasis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Schizophrenia
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Shoulder Pain
Sinusitis
Sleep – Insomnia
Spinal Cord Injury
Stroke
Tendonitis
Tinnitus
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Trophic Ulcer
Tubal Pregnancy
Tuberculosis
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Inflammation – Trauma
Uterine Myoma
Vasomotor Rhinitis
Vestibular Dysfunction
Whiplash

Besides addressing specific conditions, many health promoting benefits have been reported, including increased energy and availability of oxygen, enhanced transport of ions (calcium, potassium, sodium) across cell membranes, improved circulation, enhanced sleep, pain relief and stress reduction. There is speculation that regular PEMF treatment may increase longevity and quality of life.

Magnetic fields pass through the body as if it were transparent which may account for many, far-reaching and systemic effects.

PEMF Therapy Reported Affects Include

• Vasodilation
• Reduction of edema
• Reduced platelet adhesion
• Fibrinolysis
• Acceleration of enzyme reactions
• Enhanced calcium, sodium and other ion movement
• Muscle relaxation
• Stimulation of nitric oxide production
• Enhanced membrane function
• Enhanced sodium – potassium exchange
• Improved cellular energy
• Immunity changes

• Amino acid changes
• Reduced nerve cell firing
• Repair of soft tissue
• Free radical effects
• Anti-oxidant stimulation
• Brain Function Effects
• Stress Reduction
• Hormonal Changes
• Learning Changes
• Scar Modification
• Enhanced Metabolism
• Water Modification

• Electrolyte Changes
• Bone Healing
• Acceleration of Bone Formation
• Autonomic Nervous System Actions
• Enhanced Oxygenation
• Inflammation Reduction
• Sleep Improvement
• Changes in metabolism of medications
• Liver Function Changes
• Enhanced Wound Healing
• Improved Fertility
• Receptor Binding Changes

Detailed PEMF Therapy Benefits

One of the most basic functions magnetic fields have in the body is to increase circulation. When a cell (such as a red blood cell) is injured or ill, it does not hold its ideal charge. This causes red cells to “stick” together, making circulation slow. When a magnetic field passes through the red cell, the membrane becomes properly charged, allowing the cell to repel itself and keep itself separate from other red cells, thereby increasing circulation. In addition, PEMF therapy increases various chemicals in the blood vessel walls that cause the blood vessels to dilate, improving the amount of blood flowing through the vessels and therefore increasing the amount of oxygen delivered to the tissues.

Poor circulation makes tissues unhealthy and prone to disease and breakdown. Improved circulation helps tissues get the nutrition and oxygen they need, while expelling the waste they produce. Good circulation helps with tissue healing and regeneration. The result of improved circulation is the reduction of swelling and the removal of bruising.

Muscle energy, needed for muscles to work, is developed through a process called Myosin Phosphorylation. Myosin is muscle, and phosphorylation is energy (ATP) production. Optimal energy allows muscles to work harder and longer, and recover more quickly from their work. Muscles that are contracted or in spasm are better able to relax, decreasing tension and reducing the pain caused by spasm.

Inflammation is a cascade of physiologic processes initiated by the body to repair cellular damage in tissues by increasing the blood flow to the damaged area and increasing the number of good inflammatory cells. The process of inflammation is generated and supported by the interaction of a number of immune cell types, with other cell types (like T cells) playing a regulatory role in the cascade effect. Inflammation is a necessary and beneficial process, but it often persists longer than necessary, resulting in chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is frequently a cause of chronic pain. PEMF therapy has been found to reduce chronic, damaging inflammation. Inflammation can be initiated by many causes, and knowing the nature of the cause is important in designing therapeutic approaches.

T cells are a major regulator of the inflammatory cascade. In bacterial infections, early infiltration of the affected tissues by white blood cells is followed by the arrival of T cells, which kill bacteria. In this circumstance, eliminating of T cells can delay or stop healing. Conversely, in trauma-induced injury, T cells are less important to the healing process, and may be harmful if present for too long. In this case, elimination of T cells can minimize the unwanted effects of inflammation, accelerate healing, and reduce the risk of chronic inflammatory diseases. In chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, or tendinitis, T cells support the persistence of the disease state, and removing them would be favorable.

Research shows us that PEMF can induce the appropriate death of aged, chronic T lymphocytes, by actions on T cell membranes and key enzymes in cells. For example, PEMF therapy affects ion flow through specific cell membrane channels (like those for sodium, potassium, and calcium), which positively affect these enzymes

Stress is part of being human. Normal stress, called eustress, is necessary for survival. Too much stress is very harmful to the body, and accelerates aging. Stress is responsible for at least 65% of our illnesses, so stress reduction is necessary for all of us. Stress-reducing activities performed only now and then will allow too much stress-related damage to accumulate over time. Therefore, stress reduction must be a daily activity. Magnetic fields have many stress-reducing effects. Daily use of PEMF help to wash away the negative effect natural stresses have on our bodies.

Magnetic fields pass through the body – even the bones – as if the body wasn’t even there. PEMF therapy work to repair bones, whether they are damaged by surgery, injury, or disease, and have been found to improve bone regeneration such as occurs with osteoporosis and osteopenia, among other bone destroying conditions.

Just as a fire cannot burn without oxygen, our cells cannot produce heat and energy without oxygen. Our lungs extract oxygen from the air we breathe. It passes into our blood and is carried by arteries away from the heart and delivered to the rest of the body, including all the organs. PEMF therapy help with the process of extracting oxygen out of the air we breathe and help it to be transported into the circulation. The absorbed oxygen is then transported through the body to all the cells, where it is absorbed into the individual cells. In the cells, enzymes and other basic cell energy production processes use the oxygen for cell metabolism, the energy necessary to function properly. The metabolism of an organism determines which substances it will find nutritious and which it will find harmful. Proper blood-oxygen levels at the cell level (not just in the blood) allow this process to continue quickly and efficiently. After the oxygen exchange takes place, veins carry deoxygenated blood and metabolic waste products away from those same cells and back to the heart for recycling again.

Who Benefits from PEMF Therapy?

In today’s world, we live in a very toxic environment. In fact, it is said we eat/breathe/drink 82,000 toxins. These toxins have a harmful effect of altering our body’s DNA and the internal environment in which our cells live and multiply. By altering that environment, many people suffer from early effects of aging and cell death. The result is chronic health conditions.

PEMF therapy stimulates autophagy, a process of removing those sick and dying cells. Therefore, it can be said that really, all of us on the planet will benefit from PEMF. Who will notice the effects of PEMF therapy the most? Well, of course, the people who have the most illness.

We cannot say cure/treat when we talk about PEMF. PEMF therapy merely improves the quality of life and has been shown in many research projects at major universities to help people with strokes/Parkinson’s/chronic pain/degenerative health conditions/broken bones that won’t heal/depression and non healing open wounds.

Reducing muscle tension
Improving tissue healing
Reducing pain
Increasing energy
Improving clotting factors
Slowing the development of arthritis
Stimulating the immune system
Helping the body to detoxify

Improving the uptake of nutrients
Reducing blood pressure
Helping nerve function
Helping liver function
Balancing the acupuncture meridians
Improving sleep
Making soft tissue more flexible
Reducing arthritic changes