Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy

Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
	Drolet's 1990 Rhumart system, a PEMF device.
Other names	Pulsed magnetic therapy, pulse magnetotherapy (PEMF)
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Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT, or PEMF therapy), also known as low field magnetic stimulation (LFMS) is the use of electromagnetic fields in an attempt to heal non-union fractures and depression.^[1] By 2007 the FDA had cleared several such stimulation devices.^[2]

In 2013 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a manufacturer for promoting the device for unapproved uses such as cerebral palsy and spinal cord injury.^[3]

^ Martiny, K; Lunde, M; Bech, P (15 July 2010). "Transcranial low voltage pulsed electromagnetic fields in patients with treatment-resistant depression". Biological Psychiatry. 68 (2): 163–169. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.02.017. PMID 20385376. S2CID 799448.
^ Markov, Marko S (2007). "Expanding Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapies". Electromagnetic Biology & Medicine. 26 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1080/15368370701580806. PMID 17886012. S2CID 10871893.
^ "Warning Letters – Curatronic Ltd. 1/9/13". www.fda.gov. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

[1] Martiny, K; Lunde, M; Bech, P (15 July 2010). "Transcranial low voltage pulsed electromagnetic fields in patients with treatment-resistant depression". Biological Psychiatry. 68 (2): 163–169. doi:10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.02.017. PMID 20385376. S2CID 799448.

[2] Markov, Marko S (2007). "Expanding Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapies". Electromagnetic Biology & Medicine. 26 (3): 257–274. doi:10.1080/15368370701580806. PMID 17886012. S2CID 10871893.

[3] "Warning Letters – Curatronic Ltd. 1/9/13". www.fda.gov. Archived from the original on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2018.

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