Chpt. 6: PEMF Flashcards
(16 cards)
IS ELF bad?
maybe
How many HZ is for household wiring and overhead powerlines and appliances (from sources of ELF)?
60 HZ
Magnetic field strength measured in ?
mG (microtesla) or μT
Frequency is okay, but adding power can be ____
harmful
Are there Health Concerns with normal exposure ELF (ex. household appliances)?
it increases in childhood leukemia
PEMF stands for
Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields
PEMF takes a ____ frequency (ELF) and magnetic field and pulses it rapidly
low
The earth is surrounded by
a geomagnetic field which protects us from harmful radiation
There are about ____ million lighting strikes a day- each can be about how 100 million ___
-this is called the __ Magnetic field strength
4
Volts
-Schumann (from europe)
The tissues in your body have HZ too…how many HZ for:
- Nerve
- Bone
- Ligament
- Capillaries
Nerve‐2 Hz
Bone‐75 Hz
Ligament‐10 Hz
Capillaries and skin‐15 Hz
Ultrasound, ___ and PEMF can effect ____healing by effecting cell membranes
- laser
- tissue
Ultrasound, ___ and PEMF can effect tissue healing by effecting cell membranes
-laser
Matching frequencies of environment may be hopeful.. Possible Mechanisms of action effect of:
ions bind to cell membranes; effects cells with charges such as white blood cells
What does treatment feel like?
feel nothing
**Are there contraindications to PEMF? (3)
Pacemakers
Pregnancy
Epilepsy
What are Schumann Resonances ?
a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low frequency (ELF) portion of the earths electromagnetci field spectrum
a set of spectrum peaks in the extremely low frequency (ELF) portion of the Earth’s electromagnetic field spectrum.
-global electromagnetic field, generated and excited by lightning discharges in the cavity formed by the Earth’s surface; which protects us from harmful radiation
