Description
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields for Clinical Applications presents the historical development, the state of art, and the future of the application of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) for the treatment of various medical problems, including initiating various healing processes from delayed fractures and pain relief to multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. The emphasis is on the development of scientific methods to be implemented in clinical application.
In perspective, this modality provides a practical, exogenous method for inducing cell and tissue modification attempted to the injured tissues to their normal physiological status. The book reviews the current state of equipment for PEMFs and highlights worldwide therapeutic achievements.
- It explores the past, present, and future of PEMF therapies.
- It presents the development of theory and laboratory research during the last 70 years.
- It reviews the available equipment for PEMF.
- It reviews the state of the art of worldwide therapeutic achievements.
- It includes recent achievements and applications of electroporation modalities.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Electric and Electromagnetic Stimulation, Electroporation
Marko S. Markov
Chapter 2 Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields: From Signaling to Healing
Arthur A. Pilla (Deceased)
Chapter 3 Biophysical Stimulation of Bone Growth in Fractures
Ruggero Cadossi, Stefania Setti, Matteo Cadossi, and Leo Massari
Chapter 4 Biophysical Stimulation of Articular Cartilage for Chondroprotection and Chondroregeneration
Simona Salati, Stefania Setti, and Ruggero Cadossi
Chapter 5 Electromagnetic Field Effects on Soft Tissues – Muscles and Tendons
Erik I. Waldorff, Nianli Zhang, James T. Ryaby, and Andrew F. Kuntz
Chapter 6 Clinical Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFs)
William Pawluk
Chapter 7 Electromagnetic Fields in Relation to Cardiac and Vascular Function
Harvey Mayrovitz
Chapter 8 Toward ELF Magnetic Fields for the Treatment of Cancer
Leonardo Makinistian and Igor Belyaev
Chapter 9 Terahertz Electromagnetic Fields in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Settings – Potentials and Challenges
Myrtill Simkó and Mats-Olof Mattsson
Chapter 10 Nano-Pulse Stimulation therapy: a novel, non-thermal method for clearing skin lesions
Robert Nuccitelli
Chapter 11 Calcium Electroporation – A Novel Treatment to Overcome Cancer-Mediated Immune Suppression
Thomas Vernier and Richard Burke
Chapter 12 A History of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields
Marko S Markov, James T Ryaby, Nianli Zhang and Erik I Waldorff
Chapter 13 A Brief History of Orthofix Medical Inc. Bio-Stimulation
Erik I. Waldorff
Chapter 14 History of the Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics
Stephen J. Beebe
