Electromagnetic fields
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF therapy) is often referred to as magnetic field therapy, Rife therapy, or frequency therapy. It can be subdivided into two streams – pulsed magnetic therapy and pulsed electro therapy. (Electro waves and magnetic waves cannot be separated – the one always leads to the other.)
In pulsed magnetic therapy a low intensity magnetic field is used to introduce energy into the body cells. This magnetic field effect is enhanced by pulsing frequencies derived from research and empirical data. The human body is transparent to magnetic waves and this type of treatment affects every cell in the vicinity of the magnetic coil. The magnetic coil comes in various forms, from small handheld coils for localised treatment to large mats for whole body treatment.
With pulsed electro therapy energy is transferred into the body cells using direct skin contact with electrodes and low voltage electric pulses. These pulsed frequencies are derived from research and empirical data and affect all body cells in the direct pathway, as well as other conductive paths between the electrodes. The applied small voltage pulses create small currents (known as microcurrents), which in turn form small magnetic fields. All these electromagnetic stimuli are beneficial to the body cells.
PEMF recharges the whole body
“Cells are the building blocks of life, and their health determines your health.”
Our bodies are complex biological machines composed of chemical and electrical fields. We are only as healthy as the cells in our body. Like little batteries, our cells are capable of being charged or depleted.
In living cells, energy is mainly stored in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP is the main source of energy for cells and essential to many cellular processes, including DNA and RNA synthesis. PEMF therapy stimulates ATP production in the cells, thereby improving cellular function.
PEMF therapy restores physiological balance or homeostasis. It supports cellular regeneration, improved cellular circulation and communication. This in turn, leads to better immune function, more efficient body systems, improved detoxification, and relaxation of the nervous system.
Optimise cellular function
We are all familiar with the electrocardiogram (EKG) and electroencephalograph (EEG) tests, which measure the electromagnetic activity of the heart and brain, respectively. When electromagnetic activity ceases, life ceases. Disruption of this energy in cells causes impaired cell metabolism, and if our cells are not healthy, our body is not healthy.
All living things are sensitive to electromagnetic fields. Therapeutic electromagnetic fields affect the charge of the cell membrane, normalising it so that membrane channels can function optimally. These channels are like the doors and windows of a house – by opening them, oxygen and nutrients are better able to enter the cell, and carbon dioxide and waste are more easily eliminated from the cell. This helps to rebalance and restore optimum cell function.
When cellular function is restored and optimised, it leads to optimal organ function, allowing the entire body to function better. This is the basis for PEMF therapy – affecting and improving basic cellular function to combat a variety of health conditions and when possible, prevent cellular damage from happening in the first place.
PEMF therapy works in conjunction with the body’s own recovery processes by restoring cells’ ability to function efficiently. It normalises the positive and negative charges in the cell, enabling it to perform its natural function while speeding cell recovery.
PEMF therapy is non-toxic and non-invasive. This therapeutic application affects the body systemically on a cellular level.
A PEMF therapy device is a frequency generator that generates an electromagnetic field needed for optimal cellular function. This stimulates improved nutrient uptake by cells, improved cellular oxygenation, and supports cellular detoxification.
PEMF therapy relieves inflammation
One of the unique advantages of PEMF therapy is that it works to reduce inflammation on multiple fronts.
Inflammation is your body’s normal and vital physiological response to infection or injury. The affected tissues release chemicals that activate your immune system and white blood cells to start repairing the injured area.
The four common signs of inflammation are redness, swelling, pain, and heat which aim to protect and start the healing process. These symptoms are caused by dilated blood vessels, increased fluid and white blood cells in the area, and irritation of the nerves (to send a pain signal).
This typically describes acute inflammation, but you could also suffer from chronic or excessive inflammation. This is a prolonged response and varies depending on the body’s ability to repair or overcome the damage. Often chronic inflammation can also be systemic inflammation.
With excessive inflammation, the tissues cannot heal and complete repair only happens after the inflammation has been cleared. Prolonged inflammation may also cause tissue damage. Therefore it is important to support your body to relieve inflammation.
One of the key benefits of PEMF therapy is that it can relieve inflammation and support enhanced functional recovery. The anti-inflammatory effects are due to increased circulation, improved removal of debris, improved lymph drainage and detoxification, promotion of cellular healing and tissue repair, regulation of biochemical and cellular interactions, and increased elimination of pathogens.
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A myriad of scientific articles has been written
about PEMF therapy. here are a few
- Effectiveness of PEMF therapy in lateral epicondylitis
- Effects of PEMF therapy at different frequencies and durations on rotator cuff tendon-to-bone healing in a rat model
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy as a Complementary Alternative for Chronic Pelvic Pain Management in an Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Patient
- A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial using a low-frequency magnetic field in the treatment of musculoskeletal chronic pain
- Efficacy and safety of the PEMF in osteoarthritis
- Effects of PEMF therapy on outcomes associated with osteoarthritis
- Effects of PEMFs on articular hyaline cartilage
- Effectiveness of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Effect of PEMF therapy on prostate volume and vascularity in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Does sacral PEMF therapy have a better effect than transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in patients with neurogenic overactive bladder?
- PEMFtherapy as a complementary alternative for chronic pelvic pain management in an interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome patient
