PEMF therapy can support inflammation, chronic pain or almost any painful condition. People with significant chronic pain who are very aggravated or irritated by their pain can benefit greatly with Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy. In this article, we’ll learn how pulsed electromagnetic fields can be applied for pain management and how PEMF therapy for inflammation & chronic pain works.

What is Pain?

Pain is a natural way for our body to protect itself and signal the consciousness of the individual that something needs fixing. Pain happens at various levels and in different conditions. Damaged tissues instantly send the pain signal. Tissues can be damaged due to accidents, infections and diseases. Pain types include acute pain, chronic pain, muscle pain, nerve pain among many others.

Why does Pain occur and how to manage it?

Pain is the result of damage to cells, but it’s much more complex than that. Cell injury leads to a myriad of mechanisms that contribute to the development of pain, including swelling (edema), poor blood circulation, debilitated tissues/cells, poor energy production and auto-immune failures.

Pain and inflammation resulting from the presence of certain microbial infections is a connection that’s been researched by doctors and scientists for decades. On his death bed, the 19th century microbiologist Louis Pasteur best known for his germ theory of disease, amended his theory by stating, “The microbe is nothing. The terrain is everything.”

A low oxygen environment (“terrain”) almost always occurs first. It is this compromised internal environment that opens the door for the inflammatory, disease-causing microbes. Getting rid of infections with kill protocols may provide temporary relief.

Virtually every disease and chronic health issue can be linked to an oxygen deficiency or poor oxygen utilization in the body due to mitochondrial dysfunction.

This includes pain. Oxygen is the foundation of human life. Most of the energy our cells produce requires oxygen. We need oxygen more than any other substance to survive. If you think about it, we can go up to three weeks without food, three days without water but only three minutes without oxygen.

This is of particular interest because RA is still considered by many to have no cure. It also suggests most, if not all, cases of Rheumatoid Arthritis are the result of an underlying bacterial infection¹ rather than simply an autoimmune response where the body attacks it’s connective tissue.

Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy improves the oxygen carrying capability of the cells, thereby allows the cells to generate more energy and thus recover faster and prevents cellular ageing.

How PEMF therapy works for Pain?

PEMF therapy for pain is applied using Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy machines that nourish the body with pulsating magnetic fields tuned to particular frequencies and frequency patterns. The magnetic fields depending on their amplitude and frequency penetrate the cells and enhance oxygenation and cellular function by stimulating the mitochondria.

PEMF therapy for pain or inflammation is not just treating the symptoms but delivers true cellular regeneration⁸ and alleviation of the issue. PEMFs reduce the experience of pain by working to stop and reverse these mechanisms and help the body to repair underlying damage.

To help manage pain and inflammation, PEMF therapy has been proven to work very well in a variety of conditions such as diabetic ulcers², arthritis³, osteoporosis⁴, fibromyalgia⁵, sciatica⁶, migraines, inflammatory bowel disease as well as several other inflammatory skin⁷ conditions and joint inflammation conditions.

There is a lot more research than cited here, PEMF therapy has the potential to heal the body and mind in most conditions. It’s the fastest way to recover and reduce pain drug-free, naturally by enhancing the body’s cells’ performance.

PEMF therapy hasn’t produced undesirable side effects in any study or any indication, making them a safe choice for pain management. Issues like shoulder pain, postoperative pain, pelvic pain syndrome, osteoarthritis pain, orthopedic and musculoskeletal pain, neuropathy, migraine, headache, fibromyalgia, and back pain have all been found to get great benefit when PEMF therapy is used. Applying PEMF therapy is the most effective way to reduce tissue swelling, reverse chronic inflammation, improve circulation, speed up tissue repair, increase bioenergy, and reduce muscle spasms.

Bone, joint & spine or orthopedic doctors who work with pain management include prothetists, orthopaedists, orthropedic surgeons, orthopaedic oncologists, sports medicine doctors, osteopaths, physical therapists, neurologists, chiropractors and more. Most doctors today are able to diagnose conditions pain causing conditions specially with better diagnostics becoming widely available.

We can see that PEMF therapy is a viable rehabilitation and recovery tool for pain and inflammation. With BioBalance PEMF device in your practice or home, regular PEMF and massive improvement in wellness become possible.

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