PEMF – What does that mean?

PEMF stands for ‘Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field’. Sometimes the letter ‘T’ is added  to become PEMFT where the letters stand for ‘Pulsed ElectroMagnetic Field Therapy’

The confusion begins because some makers use the same term to describe REAL PEMF systems like the Curatron 2000 Family and sometimes used to describe Ringer or Impulse systems that in the writer’s opinion are not REAL PEMF system. Curatronic also manufactures a Ringer or Impulse System called the Curatron FLASH.

The letters PEMF mean different things to different people. Since the Curatron REAL PEMF system was introduced nearly twenty years ago,  many other makers have entered the market and use the letters PEMF to describe their systems and their systems are not REAL PEMF Systems.

To a large extent, these other companies have copied the information about REAL PEMF but do not deliver what they claim. I am not saying that their systems are ineffective for some challenges. I’m just saying that they only do a small part of what a REAL PEMF system can do.

The key perhaps is to help you the reader understand the difference between what I am calling REAL PEMF and other systems that are best described as Pulse, Impulse or Ringer Systems.

UNDERSTANDING PEMF

Let’s first look at some of the words that various makers and sellers use when they are describing their “PEMF” systems. I think that some may be introducing confusion on purpose but many simply do not understand, physics and especially physics as it applies to the world of electronics.

TRUE PEMF Therapy

TRUE PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field) Therapy Systems create true magnetic fields by passing a high current and typically low voltage through a coil. These coils and sometimes a single coil generate pulsed magnetic fields with various intensities and waveforms that we will discuss later.

PULSE, IMPULSE, RINGER

These terms do not describe REAL PEMF. These systems DO NOT create regular magnetic fields. They generate very high spikes of energy at a relatively low rate. These spikes of energy have a PRR or Pulse Repetition Rate not a regular frequency like TRUE PEMF Systems. It is these spikes of energy at some repetition rate, typically below 10 PPS (Pulses Per Second) penetrate the body and make our muscles twitch, sometimes with pain and discomfort.

With Impulse Systems. it is these high-intensity pulses that numb the pain for a few hours or perhaps a day or so,  but seldom if ever heal the underlying problem.