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Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy

What Is Magnetic Field Therapy?

In 1974, researcher Albert Roy Davis, Ph.D., noted that positive and negative magnetic polarities have different effects upon biological systems of animals and humans. He found that magnets could be used to arrest and kill cancer cells in animals, and could also be used in the treatment of arthritis, glaucoma, infertility, and diseases related to aging. He concluded that negative magnetic fields have a beneficial effect on living organisms, whereas positive magnetic fields have a stressful effect.

According to Wolfgang Ludwig, Sc.D., Ph.D., Director of the Institute for Biophysics in Horb, Germany, “Magnetic field therapy is a method that penetrates the whole human body and can treat every organ without chemical side effects. “Magnetic field therapy has been used effectively in the treatment of:

Cancer, Rheumatoid Disease, Arthritis, Headaches and migraines, Insomnia and sleep disorders Circulatory problems, Fractures and pain, Environmental stress, Low Back Pain, Sports Injuries, Open Ulcers, Chronic Pain, Degenerative Problems, Hemorrhoids, and Bone Damage Problems (Safe to use with metal or plastic implants).

How Magnetic Field Therapy Works

Pulsating electromagnetic fields influence cell behavior by inducing electrical changes around and within the cell. Improved blood supply increases the oxygen pressure, activating and regenerating cells. Increased calcium transport stimulates the repair and growth of cartilage, decreasing pain dramatically. In addition, bone growth is stimulated, causing fractured bones to heal properly. This technology has undergone many scientific clinical trials world-wide. Tens of thousands of patients have been treated successfully. Of the treated patients, a success rate of more than 80% is reported, creating a dramatic improvement in their quality of life.

“The healing potential of magnets is possible because the body’s nervous system is governed in part, by varying patterns of ionic currents and electromagnetic fields,” reports Dr. Zimmerman. There are numerous forms of magnetic field therapy, including static magnetic fields produced by natural or artificial magnets, and pulsating magnetic fields generated by electrical devices. The magnetic fields produced by magnets or electromagnetic generating devices are able to penetrate the human body and can affect the functioning of the nervous system, organs, and cells. According to William H Philpott, M. D., of Chooctaw, Oklahoma, an author and biomagnetic researcher, magnetic fields can stimulate metabolism and increase the amount of oxygen available to cells. When used properly magnetic field therapy has no known harmful side effects.

Conditions Benefited By Magnetic Field Therapy

Treatment can last from just a few minutes to overnight and depending upon the situation and severity, may be applied several times a day, or for days or weeks at a time. Sometimes, though, the results of magnetic therapy can be quite dramatic, as in a case cited by Dr. Ludwig. A forty-six year old man had suffered for years from severe heart flutter, diarrhea, and nausea. No treatment seemed to help, but when a magnetic applicator with less than one gauss of energy was placed upon his solar plexus for only three minutes, his symptoms immediately ceased. Two years later, he had experienced no relapse.

Stress

A negative magnetic field applied to the top of the head has a calming and sleep-inducing effect on brain and body functions, due to the stimulation of the production of the hormone melatonin, according to Dr. Philpott. Melatonin has been shown to be anti-stressful, anti-aging, anti-infectious, anticancerous, and to have control over respiration.

Pain Relief

A negative magnetic field normalizes the disturbed metabolic functions that cause painful conditions such as cellular edema (swelling of the cells), cellular acidosis (excessive acidity of the cells), lack of oxygen to the cells, and function. A negative magnetic field cannot take the place of local anesthetics and analgesics, however.

Central Nervous System Disorders

“When a negative magnetic field is placed directly over an area of electrical activity in the brain, the electrical excitement can be reduced,” says Dr. Philpott. It can stop such symptoms as hallucinations, delusions, seizures, or panic without disrupting the patient’s mental alertness and orientation. A woman who had a benign tumor removed from her spine could not walk without dragging her feet. When Dr. Philpott placed a positive magnetic pole over the area where the tumor had been removed, she could walk perfectly.

Resolution of Soft Tissue Injuries

Over the past few years, research has shown that its effectiveness is not through heat production - as is the case with some modern treatments - but is at the cellular level. One significant outcome of this is the effect it has on soft tissue injuries. As early as 1940 it was suggested that magnetic fields might influence membrane permeability. It has since been established that magnetic fields can influence ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate) production; increase the supply of oxygen and nutrients via the vascular system; improve the removal of waste via the lymphatic system; and help to re-balance the distribution of ions across the cell membrane.

The application of PMFT to damaged cells accelerates the re-establishment of normal potentials increasing the rate of healing and reducing swelling. This can help to disperse bruising also. A magnetic field pulsed at 5Hz with a base frequency of 50Hz can have the same effect as an ice pack in that in that it causes vaso-constriction.

Low frequency pulsating Magnetic Fields are designed to help the body regenerate its cells and help speed up the normal healing process. This is a safe (CSA approved) painless, drugless modality designed to work on soft tissue as well as bone damage conditions. Our aim is to help make our pain suffering clients more comfortable so their lives will be more enjoyable. This is not a panacea or cure all, as with each type of treatment or drug -- there are no guarantees.

The therapeutic effect of such treatments lasts for approximately six to eight hours. Most chronic cases require treatments twice a day. After five to ten days, the treatment regime can be reduced to one treatment daily or every other day. In chronic or extremely difficult cases, this may take longer.

Magnetic Field Therapy, is already universally used and is an accepted method of therapy in human and animal care. This type of therapy is being enthusiastically used by doctors, physiotherapists, and clinics. It is safe, drugless and painless therapy designed to work on tissue and bone damage conditions. The low-frequency magnetic field will penetrate every single cell being exposed to the pulsing field. This in turn influences the ions within the cell to enhance ion exchange which will improve the oxygen utilization of the cell. This is important for every healing and regeneration process.

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