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The world of medical care is advancing every day, with new and much better technologies and treatments emerging and replacing the previous ones. One of such breakthroughs in the medical world is a procedure, or more appropriately therapy, called Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy (PEMF). This is a non-invasive therapy that is used to treat a host of diseases, thereby replacing the traditional method of treating diseases with pharmaceutical drugs. We at HealthyLine Outlet have discussed the effectiveness of this therapy for various diseases and disorders. And today’s topic is much the same: the effects of pemf in Rheumatism and how it can potentially help avoid pharmaceutical drugs in its treatment. We strive to give you such information so that you can explore the unending benefits of this wholesome therapy and incorporate it into your lives.
Before we get to the core of our discussion, let’s have a quick look at the 2 important ideas of our discussion: Rheumatism and PEMF therapy.
What Is Rheumatism?
Rheumatism is basically an outdated (not in use in the medical literature anymore) medical term that refers to any of the inflammatory diseases of the joints, muscles, or bones. Today, the term Rheumatism is replaced by the term Rheumatic Disorders. However, the term Rheumatism is still used today to specifically refer to Rheumatoid Arthritis, a type of rheumatic disorder.
Rheumatic disorders include a number of diseases, for example, arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteoarthritis, etc. Since all of these diseases are inflammatory in nature, one common symptom of these diseases is pain and inflammation. However, the inflammation and its consequent pain may either occur in the joints, bones, or muscles. Rheumatic disorders are fairly common in the global population and affect people physically and emotionally.
The traditional approach to treating rheumatic disorders is a combination of pharmaceutical drugs and physiotherapy. However, a new treatment option (pemf therapy) has emerged, which has successfully replaced these traditional treatments and proven to be effective in treating the symptoms and severity of Rheumatism.
What is PEMF therapy?
As discussed earlier, pemf therapy is a magnetic therapy that treats diseases by inserting magnetic radiation into the body. It promotes healing on a cellular level by restoring equilibrium in the cells’ natural electromagnetic charge which is otherwise disrupted in case of diseases.
How PEMF Benefits In Rheumatism And Help Avoid Pharmaceutical Drugs In Its Treatment
There have been more than 20 years of research dedicated to analyzing the effectiveness of pemf for rheumatic disorders, specifically arthritis. This amazing magnetic therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of arthritis by alleviating pain and boosting muscle/joint/bone recovery.
Following is a discussion of some researches that aimed to see the effectiveness of pemf for arthritis:
1) The first research was carried out at Yale University in 1993. It was a double-blind, pilot research that was placebo-controlled. It was performed on 27 patients diagnosed with osteoarthritis of the knee. Some of the patients were given pemf therapy 18 times for half an hour, and others were given false placebo treatments. The study showed that the patients who received pemf treatment had 23-61% improvements in their symptoms whereas the ones who received placebo had only 2-18% improvements.
2) A second similar study was performed at John Hopkins University on similar patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. 78 patients were there, some of them received pemf therapy for 4 weeks whereas the others received placebo treatment. The pemf group showed much improvement in their symptoms as compared to the placebo group.
Many similar types of research and papers suggest the same effects of pemf therapy for rheumatic disorders. However, the effectiveness of pemf for arthritis is highly dependent on the type of machine you use, the application time, frequency and waveform selection, etc. So a customized treatment plan from a certified pemf practitioner is recommended.
Final Word
PEMF therapy has been proven to be effective in the treatment of Rheumatism as suggested by the above-mentioned studies. It can also potentially eliminate the use of pharmaceutical drugs in the treatment of Rheumatism.
