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PEMF for chronic pain?

wr819
wr819
Has anyone had any luck with PEMF for chronic pain? I am kind of at the end of my rope, have tried everything I can think of over the past 5 years. I am trying two of the expensive PEMF units but not much improvement over about 2 weeks. Any thoughts?
Keyz
Keyz
Sorry, I never even heard of it. I Googled it and it says it works on some people, and not on others.

Give it time, maybe you can get some relief from it.

I wish you well,
Joey

PS: Here's a link to the units I found; http://pemft.info/compare.html
deleted_user
deleted_user
There are a few types of treatment that are based on this same concept of disturbing the body to make it heal. Prolo therapy is one where they inject a small amount of saline solution into the skin dozens of times to irritate the are. TENS works kind of in the same way except it is supposed to confuse the nerves so they don't understand the pain signal. But I would imagine if this concept worked it might also cause some healing.

This is a really cutting edge use of electro-therapy. The claim is that adding electric pulses during healing causes faster healing. The 3d printers might make it affordable enough that better studies can be done.

I'd love to hear how you do over the next few months. This certainly isn't a quick result therapy.

http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/04/22/osteoid-concept-adds-ultrasound-3d-printed-cast/
Keyz
Keyz
I have a TENS Unit. It worked at the beginning...when I had my car accident back in 2000. 14 years later, it does nothing for me. I don't know why. That's why I'm gonna try this Platelet Rich Plasma injection. Every year my pain level gets worse. Unbelievable!

Hey wr819, I hope you find something that works. People shouldn't have to live in pain. Think positive!

Good Luck :)
eckheart
eckheart
Try the Alleva-Wave ICES/PEMF unit. It is a smaller stronger version of the somapulse for less than half the price. It works great for my chronic lower back pain. I love it.