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PEMF is an acronym for “Pulsed Electromagnetic Field.” The therapeutic application of pulsed magnetic fields is based on more than 40 years of scientific research in both Europe and the United States. It has shown that pulsed magnetic fields are effective in providing pain relief and achieving and maintaining good health.
Pulsed electromagnetic field technology has undergone clinical trials worldwide, and is used by physicians throughout the world. Some of the medical applications our Atlanta doctors treat with pulsed magnetic therapy include: Arthritis, Circulation, Depression, Healing (bone & wound), Migraine, Nerve Repair, Osteoporosis, Pain, Sleep Disorders, Skin Diseases and Vision Improvement. The largest populations of patients that have received or benefit from magnetic field therapy are victims of musculoskeletal disorders, wounds and pain.
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- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy accelerates and strengthens the healing process
- Wounds heal faster with PEMF. This occurs under normal conditions as well as diabetic conditions which are notoriously slow to heal.
- Pain relief treatment with PEMF aids patient recovery after arthroscopic surgery, reduces the use of non-steroid anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs) and also has a positive long-term effect.
- Studies show patients suffering from tennis elbow pain (lateral epicondylitis) treated with PEMF have less joint pain during activity, rest and at nighttime at 3 weeks and 3 months after treatment.
- Studies show PEMF stimulation significantly improves the fusion rate of cervical spinal fusion at 6 months following surgery for back pain.
- PEMF pain relief therapy is particularly cost-effective as compared to the usual care in chronic cervical pain.
- PEMF pain relief treatment preserves the morphology of articular cartilage and retards the development of osteoarthric lesions.
PEMF clinical applications
Many clinical trials have shown the effectiveness of us PEMF for pain relief.
“PEMF exposure in refractory CTS provides statistically significant short- and long-term pain reduction and mild improvement in objective neuronal functions. Neuromodulation appears to influence nociceptive-C and large A-fiber functions.”
Pain Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;9(5):493-504. A randomized controlled trial of the effects of a combination of static and dynamic magnetic fields on carpal tunnel syndrome. Weintraub MI, Cole SP. Department of Neurology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York, USA.
“Although the ulcer had continued to grow both in diameter and depth for 14 months and showed no signs of healing, within 6 days of applying the PEMF stimulator, the ulcer began to heal and was fully eliminated after 3 months.”
P R Health Sci J. 2008 Jun;27(2):175-9. Elimination of a pressure ulcer with electrical stimulation–a case study. Sosa IJ, Reyes O, Kuffler DP. Section of Neurological Surgery, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, adjunctive to standard of care, can provide pain control with a noninvasive modality and reduce morbidity due to pain medication after breast augmentation surgery.”
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2008 Jul;32(4):660-6. Epub 2008 May 28. Effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on postoperative pain: a double-blind randomized pilot study in breast augmentation patients.Hedén P, Pilla AA. Department of Plastic Surgery, Akademikliniken, Storängsvägen 10, 115 42, Stockholm, Sweden.
“Pain levels in the PEMF group decreased significantly after therapy . The active ROM, paravertebral muscle spasm and neck pain and disability scale scores improved significantly after PEMF therapy.”
Rheumatol Int. 2006 Feb;26(4):320-4. Epub 2005 Jun 29. The effect of pulsed electromagnetic fields in the treatment of cervical osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial.Sutbeyaz ST, Sezer N, Koseoglu BF. Ankara Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital, Turk ocagi S No: 3 Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey.
“These pilot data demonstrate that PEMF in refractory patients provides unexpected short term analgesic effects in more than 50% of individuals. The precise mechanism is unclear yet suggests that severe and advanced cases are more magnetically sensitive.”
Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2004 Mar;18(1):42-6. Pulsed magnetic field therapy in refractory neuropathic pain secondary to peripheral neuropathy: electrodiagnostic parameters–pilot study.Weintraub MI, Cole SP. New York Medical College, Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510, USA.
“PEMF was found to have therapeutic efficacy, especially in the initial stages of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and in patients with diabetes mellitus for up to 10 years.”
Neurosci Behav Physiol. 2003 Oct;33(8):745-52. The use of pulsed electromagnetic fields with complex modulation in the treatment of patients with diabetic polyneuropathy.Musaev AV, Guseinova SG, Imamverdieva SS. Science Research Institute of Medical Rehabilitation, Baku, Azerbaidzhan.
“Lumbar spine fusion succeeded in 97.6% of the PEMF group and in 52.6% of the unstimulated group. The observed agreement between clinical and radiographic outcome was 75%. The use of PEMF stimulation enhances bony bridging in lumbar spinal fusions. Successful fusion underlies a good clinical outcome in patients with discogenic low back pain.”
Adv Ther. 2000 Mar-Apr;17(2):57-6. Spine fusion for discogenic low back pain: outcomes in patients treated with or without pulsed electromagnetic field stimulation.Marks RA. Richardson Orthopaedic Surgery, Texas 75080, USA.