For many decades, if not longer, there has been interest in electromagnetic field effects on healing of cutaneous wounds as well as bone. Much of the evidence is anecdotal, but there are a few positive findings that are scientifically credible. There are some rigorous studies, however, that show no effect. That conclusion is that there is probably some minimal benefit if administered a certain way, but it is not widely accepted.

Dr Raj Mani, University of Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

The knowns: there is a skin battery in mammals. A wound (cut/abrasion/surgical incision and so on) disrupts this battery. Augmenting the natural battery is known to improve healing about which a great deal is known in animals e.g. reptilian regeneration of limbs.

In children with finger tip injuries it was observed that healing was accelerated in the presence of an external electric field compared with control - this is in the UK medical literature. The influence of electric fields on cellular direction has been exquisitely demonstrated . Google Ming Zhou who is currently based in UCLA, Davis.

The Unknowns: In adults with chronic wounds, superimposing electric fields helps healing of pressure ulcers though the effects on other types of wounds is less impressive. What electrode configuration is good/useless/current dosage/placement.

Again, electric coils are sometimes used to promote non union of bones - the theoretical background is better understood in this case. Google: Heppenstall, Bruce.

Having said this, it used to be said that snake oil was a cure for a myriad of conditions!

To Dr Picornell - would be interested in a reference to the work you mentioned. EM fields have the potential (the pun is unintended) to open pathways for antibiotics to work on biofilms.

Thanks to everybody for interesting comments. My own recent (theory) work has dealt with ionic (charged) liquids in nanoscale slits; however, I have not considered time-dependent fields. Based on what is known about such systems, I find it hard (but not impossible) to think of any beneficial effects that even large fields could have in blood flow.

The point here is that Bemer claims that by just lying down on their mattress, where there's apparently a (small) pulsed EM field, cures almost all possible deceases based on "enhanced microcirculation". As expected, they don't explain in detail how (and why!) their equipment works. According to my estimate, they must be using very low frequencies (much less than GHz) and low power, because of the known damage that microwaves cause to biological systems. While low-frequency fields penetrate biological matter easily, they also have a negligible effect on cells and other biological material - otherwise we'd all be killed by all the EM fields that surround us nowdays :).

Any comments about the Bemer equipment? They have removed a critical comment I posted on their facebook page, and sent me email where they claim that they have scientific support for their claims. I'm eagerly awaiting the publications they promised to send me, since they cannot be found on their web pages :).

I am not an expertise in the field of electromagnetic applications. Looking from theory we can admit that the blood flow can change in dependence of vasomotion properties. All membranes are charged with potencial energy changes between internal and external sides.May nitric oxide production can be enhanced in patients with

vascular pathology derived from or not metabolic origin.

Hi Mustafa! This sounds very interesting - can you quantify what tresholds (power/frequencies) are needed for creating damage? I'd be happy to receive any publications that you have in this topic.

@Tapio Ala-Nissila. I am not an EM expert, but with my experience I am to tell you some thing. Well, I have realised that all the religions, Hindu in particular have sacred places of worship. Like in Hindu religion there are a number of places of PILGRIMAGE, which are associated with legendary events. I HAVE FELT THAT THESE ARE THE PLACES TO ELEVATE A PARTICULAR MOOD/STATE OF MIND/BRAIN FUNCTIONING...... Like meditation at Banaras Ghat (in India) gives you perfect meditation (a unique feeling (BLISS) to be felt individually) in less time than other non-pligrimage places. To me perhaps the reason could be that magnetic flux at those sacred places of worship is to its maximum. May be Iron contents in blood/ haemoglobin in RBC helps in orientation/flow/etc quickly. You do not need any equipment, it's natural and harmless. Try your self similar effect at nearby places of worship/pligrimage.

Saqib, you seem to have a fundamental misunderstanding of how science works. It's not the skeptics who have to prove themselves, but it's the ones that claim new phenomena. If somebody claims that "Earth is flat because it looks like that to me" you ought to be skeptical, unless they provide scientifically acceptable evidence.

Concerning the present discussion there's well-established scientific evidence on the harmful effects of EM radiation on biological systems, but very little (if any) proof of beneficial effects. However, I'm currently checking out the literature and consulting experts, so I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, I still suggest that instead of paying 3000+ $(?) for the Bemer equipment you just wrap ordinary electric wire around you when e.g. watching the TV. I claim that the effect is even stronger than with Bemer, and I also claim that you'll notice no difference (unless your wire is faulty in which case you'll die) :).

Saqib, it's not about "beliefs" but about science. And yes, I am a theoretical condensed matter physicist by education and that's why we understand exactly why and how EM radiation is *harmful* to biological systems in general (or has virtually no effect). But since I'm a professional scientist, I'm willing to accept any new ideas that are backed up by proper scientific evidence - I have the impression that you're not willing to do this.

Btw, there's a very good (and scientifically correct) summary of why (permanent) magnets don't have any health effects at: http://www.sillybeliefs.com/magnets.html#heading-1rc. There are also numerous scientific studies published in peer-reviewed, high-quality medical journals showing that magnets have no health effects and in particular, no influence on blood circulation. Pulsed EM fields are still under scrutiny and I'll keep you posted on my findings.

Dear Saqib, there's no "negation" involved in the influence of (static) EM fields on health. There's enough scientific evidence to show that there's no effect. Period. This is fully backed up by our understanding of the relevant physics, too. The few "publications" claiming otherwise have been discredited. If you don't accept scientific facts you may as well believe that the Earth is flat.

Your statement that "DNA emits EM frequencies" makes no sense. All biological systems interact strongly through time-dependent EM fields, stemming from the charges present in DNA and biological solvents. This can be modeled by modern theoretical and computational methods, which you are clearly not aware of. Any external EM fields are likely to only *adversely* perturb their function, or have virtually no effect (lucky for us!).

I see the problem, but I would have never thought that you'd admit this publicly :). Good luck with your search and I hope that some day you'll be able to accept facts as they are.

Update on the Bemer scam: with two colleagues from Medicine we have done a comprehensive analysis of the operating principle behind the Bemer equipment and the "publications" claiming to observe positive health effects. We are currently in the process of writing a report, which shows beyond any doubt that the Bemer equipment does not and cannot have any positive health effects. Thus, selling such equipment and claiming healing effects is fraudulent and criminal.

I will post the report when it's ready to be published.

All the good effects from this Bemer thing look exactly like the health benefits of doing taichi (at the old speed before 1956 and I’ll call it old taichi now now on). What I can say is that without raising heart rates and breathing deeper, no one can send sufficient oxygenated blood to all body cells for healing (i.e. production of normal cells to replace mutated cells) unless you are as fit as a healthy 20 year old (with immaculate microcirculation). If pulsed EM field can rectify microcirculation problems (e.g. to fully open up pre-capillary sphincters), it does raise some concerns that it could be the source of causing these problems.

To recap my hypothesis on Taichi Healing and Pao’s Law of Exercise which was published here recently, I have explained that all types of healing ,i.e. from old taichi and yoga to red wine and green tea, are all using at least the first 3 of the 4 basic requirements (which are, 1. deep breathing or oxygen mask, 2. Not moving or moving very slowly, 3. moderate heart rate increase, and 4. continuous leg movements) to improve microcirculation. Old taichi, which is possible to meet all 4 requirements, can send blood to all capillary beds (from head to toes) including those which are partially blocked.

Lastly, if someone can modify this Bemer machine so that it can increase heart rate moderately (e.g. by giving small electrostatic shock pulses or physical shocks), that may work like a healing machine for ICU patients with oxygen masks. For able persons, I guess that sipping green tea or red wine (and sitting comfortably and doing deep breathing at the same time) will be more enjoyable if not cheaper. Doing old taichi (at very slow speed for 30 minutes a day) is still the best method because it won’t cause you any money nor take up too much time, and........it definitely will last longer than your pensions and social welfares..........this is a small joke.

Thesis Taichi Healing & Pao's Law of Exercise:

Start off with reading the relevant publications of the International Committee on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). They have published good scientific reports on interactions between electromagnetic fields and the human body (including the optical range). Website with publications: http://www.icnirp.de/

Tapio:

Why don´t you take a look at the Bioinitiative Report (www.bioinitiative.org). You obviously don´t have the academic credentials or the clinical expertise to talk about the subject.

Update on the Bemer scam. I'm supervising (in part) a student's special assignment at Aalto University, where the Bemer signal is experimentally measured from the actual equipment, and theoretically analysed (which I have already done based on the technical specifications published by Bemer). I will post the details here shortly (after the summer holidays), but I think it suffices to remind everybody of the fact that the electric field induced in the human body by Bemer is about 10^(-4) of the natural electric field across the cell membrane. One does not need to have a science degree to figure out whether such a vanishingly small signal has any biological effects or not :).

Meanwhile, as least in the Bemer Nordic FB pages the Bemer cohorts continue to block any critical comments (and commentators), and post testimonials for Bemer.

Dear Tapio:

I totally agree with you on the homeopathic flimsy argument.

But, please take a look at the  Glaser List which I´m sending you and at the OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE WHO concerning EMFs as a type 2B carcinogen.

Regards,

Carlos Sosa

Will do, I'll get back to you after the summer holidays :).

Any updates on this?

Like a million updates!

If you want contact me at:  [email protected]

I'll send you some of the most recent literature in Bioelectromagnetics which is simply astounding.

Carlos

Hi Shawn! The Bemer device has now been measured in our laboratory. The Bemer signal induces an electric field that is less than one millionth of the natural electric field across the cell membrane in humans. Thus the signal can have no influence on biological tissue. Moreover, the Bemer mattress has only six coils where the EM is generated which means that if you lie on the mattress, only your arms and legs are on top of the coils. Bemer's "publications" in alternative medicine (open access) journals have also been evaluated by several independent experts, who find them to be voodoo science. A comprehensive article on this has appeared in the Finnish media explaining the findings:

http://www.kaleva.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/aalto-yliopiston-opiskelija-avasi-tero-pitkamaen-ylistaman-3-130-euron-ihmelaitteen/709728/

Due to some crank postings here let me re-iterate the facts concerning non-ionizing (NIR) radiation, such as that from cell phones and wlan stations.

The photon energies from NIR are so small (in fact about one million times smaller those in visible light) that they can only excite vibrational modes of polar molecules. This means that the only influence they have on biological matter is heating. This is now conclusively proven by extensive data on hundreds of thousands of cell phone users around the world, as well as careful in vitro studies of NIR radiation: there is absolutely no proof of any ill effects on humans.

Sites such as bioinitiative.org represent the viewpoint of a handful of crank scientists, most of which don't even have expertise in the relevant fields.

Hi Tapio, I am particularly interested in reading the article in Kaleva.fi in English. Google Translate does not do a good job in translating it. Do you by any chance have a good English translation?

Hi Tapio!  There seems to be a very serious misunderstanding which is very typical of the anglosaxon culture.  On May the 31st of 2011, the World Health Organization declared all the spectrum of radiofrequency radiation as a type 2B carcinogen.  Does your statement concerning the "crank postings" also include the WHO and its official agency, the International Agency for Cancer Research (IARC) which declared radiofrequency radiation as a carcinogen? 

It's this very mistake, the notion that physicists and engineers can assume MEDICAL RESPONSIBILITIES what has sponsored the OPEN AND CRIMINAL FRAUD concerning the medical effects of electromagnetic fields. You totally lack the academic credentials to talk about Oncology.  I don't see how a physicist could talk with at least some  degree of responsibility about human health. Believe me Tapio, you won't win if you try to fight the Medical Profession. I know the electromagnetic theory, but despite this, people are dying all around the world because of the exposure to unnatural EMFs.

Hola Carlos! I'm afraid the misunderstanding lies in your opinions, which contradict facts. First, it is well known by experts that the 2B classification is a mistake based on a few defective studies, and this will be corrected in the near future. 2B classification includes such "hazardous" substances as coffee and canned vegetables. This fact worries me more :).

Second, there is absolutely zero credible scientific evidence (either theoretical or empirical) on adverse health effects of low-level non-ionising radiation (NIR). This is especially the case with cell phones and wifi stations. People have been subjected to NIR in large quantities since the 1950s, and currently there are 4.6 billion(!) cell phone users around the world. How many have been killed or even harmed by cell phone "radiation"?.

Zero. None.

In fact, e.g. brain cancer statistics show a declining trend, please see for example http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2014/08/cell-phones-are-as-carcinogenic-as.html.

Your last piece of misinformation concerns my expertise. I don't have medical training, but I am an expert on the interaction between radiation and (biological) matter. Thus, I have scientific competence directly relevant to the issue on NIR effects on living matter. Based on your post I have to conclude that you have no expertise at all.

PS. FYI: Finnish people are neither anglo-saxon nor scandinavian :)

Hi Harris! Let me see if I can make it work. It's too long for me to translate personally :).

Hi Tapio! Greetings!

Be aware of the fact that I have never stated anything otherwise concerning Finnish people, scandinavians of anglosax. No where does it say that. The mistake is very common in the justice courts of the United States and the UK.

It's quite amazing to see that your opinions which you seem to consider "facts", are not sponsored by first line physicists of federal and military agencies in the US. The US space program has known about the adverse effects of EMFs for decades. They have known about the microwave syndrome for decades and furthermore, a whole establishment has dedicated its efforst to treat the consequence of this unnatural exposure.

Let me send you some of the pertinent evidence.  The group that declared RFR as a carcinogen is presently considering the possibility of declaring it a type 1 carcinogen.

Neither in my country or in the United States would a physicist be allowed to touch a patient. In the US it´ s a criminal felony. You must have a licencse. What type of biological expertise do you have frogs? rabbits?  Can you touch patients in Finland? Are you allowed to evidence a S3 in  their heart or lung rales?

I'm sending you some documents. But, if you would allow me to send you some clinical evidence, I would love to do so.

NASA Report, 1981

A NASA report published in April 1981, titled “Electromagnetic Field Interactions with the Human Body: Observed Effects and Theories,” discussed EMF and microwave RF radiation caused to humans. Effects of microwave radiation reported: headaches, sleep problems, neurological symptoms, cardiac symptoms, memory problems, increased cholesterol, gastritis, ulcers, increased fasting blood glucose, irritabiity, inability to concentrate, apprehension, and cataracts (clouding of posterior part of lens in those caused by microwave radiation instead of anterior clouding as seen with regular types). Information for the NASA report was collected from over 1,000 written sources that “included journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, abstracts, and news items,” http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19810017132.pdf

Navy Report, 1971

On October 4, 1971, the Naval Medical Research Institute published a research report,“Bibliography of Reported Biological Phenomena (‘Effects’) and Clinical Manifestations Attributed to Microwave and Radio-Frequency Radiation,” which was a compilation of over 2000 references on the biological responses to RF microwave radiation. It lists well over 100 negative biological effects caused by RF microwave radiation - here's a partial list from their report: corneal damage, tubular degeneration of testicles, brain heating, alteration of the diameter of blood vessels, liver enlargement, altered sex ratio of births, decreased fertility, sterility, altered fetal development, decreased lactation in nursing mothers, altered penal function, death, cranial nerve disorders, seizures, convulsions, depression, insomnia, hand tremors, chest pain, thrombosis, alteration in the rate of cellular division, anorexia, constipation, altered adrenal cortex activity, chromosome aberrations, tumors, altered orientation of animals, birds and fish, loss of hair, and sparking between dental fillings. http://www.magdahavas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Navy_Radiowave_Brief.pdf

Air Force Report, 1994

A June 1994 US Air Force document, titled, “Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation Biological Effects and Safety Standards: A Review,” acknowledges the non-thermal health effects. Stated in its abstract, “It is known that electromagnetic radiation has a biological effect on human tissue.” The introduction of the report states that “researchers have discovered a number of biological dysfunctions that can occur in living organisms” and that “exposure of the human body to RF/MW [radio frequency/microwave] radiation has many biological implications” that range from “innocuous sensation of warmth to serious physiological damage to the eye,” and added that “there is also evidence that RF/MW radiation can cause cancer.” Biological impacts: “damage to major organs, disruption of important biological processes, and the potential risk of cancer,” among many others which include “mutagenic effects,” “cardiovascular effects,” negative effects on chromosomes, and notes that “Soviet investigators claim that exposure to low-level radiation can induce serious CNS [central nervous system] dysfunctions.” http://www.emfacts.com/2014/09/us-air-force-rf-review-in-1988-acknowledges-non-thermal-biological-effects/ https://electroplague.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rf-microwave-radiation-biological-effects-rome-labs.pdf

What's interesting is that these reports from US government agencies all document negative health effects from microwave RF radiation at levels below thermal thresholds, and they were all published before the 1996 Telecommunications Act was passed by Congress. Section 704 of the TCA disallowed siting decisions for cell tower facilities based on health considerations as long as they don't exceed FCC's limits, which are thermal. The only valid reason for rejection allowed by the TCA is aesthetics, so many cell tower facilities are camouflaged so that people would not see them. This is why cell towers are on school property and next to schools and residential areas, and you don't even know they are there. How could this happen? The 1996 TCA was passed after $50 million dollars in political contributions was made (p. 115, Zapped, by Ann Louise Gittleman, http://www.amazon.com/Zapped-Shouldnt-Outsmart-Electronic-Pollution/dp/0061864285/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452930604&sr=8-2&keywords=zapped ) Since then telecom continues to obtain legislation in their favor, first with 6409a of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act which allows for colocations and approval of an additional 20' to a cell tower, then with AB 57 passing in California which allow for automatic approvals of cell tower applications if they are not processed within a certain time (150 days for new towers, 90 days for colocations) that they are submitted, and now they are lobbying to remove proof of significant gap from the 1996 TCA and replace with capacity.

Even though doctors, scientists, and various groups have made about 1000 submissions asking the FCC to revisit limits since 2012, little has been done by the FCC. ( Proceeding Number 13-84 on the FCC web site. You can see the 1000 submissions here, http://www.saferemr.com/2015_08_01_archive.html ) Tom Wheeler, ex-President of the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association) and FCC chairman since 2013, has done nothing but to promote the wireless industry since his appointment by President Obama after Wheeler bundled $700,000 in political contributions to Obama (bundling is a process of consolidating political contributions without having to identify the actual contributors) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/who-owns-the-media-obamas_b_3313197.html Comcast and Verizon contributed about $1 million to Obama https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/04/24/obama-bundler-tom-wheeler-helps-his-former-industry-from-fcc-perch/ He approved $5 billion for school Wi-Fi http://www.dailydot.com/politics/fcc-approves-wifi-expansion-schools/ , fined wireless companies paltry amounts ($50,000) for exceeding FCC's thermal limits http://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/fcc-keeps-secret-records-from-radiation-probe-at-verizon-s/article_0dbb367e-62d9-11e5-99da-ebeab2025003.html, and made changes to the Telecom Act to encompass wireless internet in March 2015 (after Net Neutrality passed) when wireless internet was not included in the 1996 TCA prior to that. Tom Wheeler is now helping Verizon to implement 5G https://insidetowers.com/verizon-and-fcc-work-on-5g/ and pushing higher speeds by fining AT&T a record $100 million in June 2015 for not providing speeds as fast as advertised http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-seeks-100-mn-t-fine-over-unlimited-174431152.html

Cell towers, cell phones, Wi-Fi, laptops may all be FCC compliant, but understand that FCC limits only means that there is not enough microwave radiation from it to cook you (i.e. cause a thermal effect). FCC limits do NOT protect you from all health effects that are well below the thermal threshholds as found in peer reviewed studies. FCC compliance is limited only to preventing heating effects. Realize that this is the "safety" standard which our government is using to protect our children and all citizens.

You obviously have not met very many patients who are sick because of EMFs.

Regards,

CS

US Defense Intelligence Agency Report on Biological Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation, 1976

The Soviets and East European countries were doing a lot of research on the biological effects of microwave radiation for weapons applications.

The US Defense Intelligence Agency obtained these studies and published a report on them in 1976, which included effects at thermal levels and at non-thermal levels (which are below FCC limits).

Despite the many health effects demonstrated in the many studies, economic considerations were given as reasons to discourage adopting the more protective limits that were already in place in the Soviet Union since 1958, that are 1/100 of the FCC's limits. You can read this very interesting report here. http://www.magdahavas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/BIOLOGICAL_EFFECTS_OF_ELECTROMAGNETIC_RADIATION-RADIOWAVES_AND_MICROWAVES-EURASIAN_COMMUNIST_COUNTRIES.pdf

Feel free to share this very important info., but please remove my email address before forwarding. Thanks!

Angela Cinader

Below are excerpts and main points.

p. vii If Western nations were to adopt the stricter limits that the Soviets have on microwave radiation, there could be an unfavorable effect on industry and military.

(So economic considerations prevented us from adopting more protective limits?)

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p. viii - Creation of sounds inside a person's head possible. Death by heart seizure or neurological pathologies possible

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p. 1 Soviet and East European scientists believe that biological effects occur at non-thermal levels (which are below FCC's limits).

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p. 5 After exposure of years, higher incidence of coronary disease, hypertension, and disturbances of fat metabolism.

(Note that studies of chronic exposure to microwave radiation have never been conducted in the US,

yet we are putting cell towers next to schools and people's homes, as well as exposing our children to Wi-Fi hours everyday in school for years)

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p. 6 Even below thermal levels there are negative neurological, cardiovascular, blood effects

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p.8 Abnormal changes in blood vessels, headaches, fatigue, dizziness, menstrual disorders, irritability, sleeplessness, anxiety, forgetfulness, lack of concentration

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p. 9 - FCC Limit is 1000 uW/cm2 for 30 minutes. But look at the effect on a rabbit's vision after exposure to only 40uW/cm2 for 2 weeks.

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p. 10 Non-thermal exposure levels causes effects on GI tract

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p. 12 Non-thermal levels enhanced production of pituitary and adrenal hormones.

Wireless radiation disturbed carbohydrate energy and nitrogen metabolism in the brain, liver, and muscles.

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p. 13 Long-term exposure at non-thermal levels caused changes in the testes of mice resulting in reduced litter size.

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p. 23 FCC Limit is 1000uW/cm2 (=1mW/cm2) for 30 min. but Soviet, Czech, Polish limits are much lower at 10uW/cm2 (=0.01mW/cm2)

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p. 24 The report points out that if other countries were to adopt the lower Soviet limit of 10uW/cm2,

new electronic technology applications would be limited because of the increased costs for additional safeguards.

(Economic considerations given as a reason not to adopt more protective limits. Economics outweighs health effects on humans?)

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p. 25-26 Soviets could use low level microwave radiation for weapons applications - disrupting behavior, inducing heart seizures, causing neurological impairment

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---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Angela Cinader

Date: Sat, Jan 16, 2016 at 1:07 AM

Subject: NASA, Navy, Air Force Report Harmful Effects from RF Radiation. Tobacco

To:

NASA Report, 1981

A NASA report published in April 1981, titled “Electromagnetic Field Interactions with the Human Body: Observed Effects and Theories,” discussed EMF and microwave RF radiation caused to humans. Effects of microwave radiation reported: headaches, sleep problems, neurological symptoms, cardiac symptoms, memory problems, increased cholesterol, gastritis, ulcers, increased fasting blood glucose, irritabiity, inability to concentrate, apprehension, and cataracts (clouding of posterior part of lens in those caused by microwave radiation instead of anterior clouding as seen with regular types). Information for the NASA report was collected from over 1,000 written sources that “included journals, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, abstracts, and news items,” http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19810017132.pdf

Navy Report, 1971

On October 4, 1971, the Naval Medical Research Institute published a research report,“Bibliography of Reported Biological Phenomena (‘Effects’) and Clinical Manifestations Attributed to Microwave and Radio-Frequency Radiation,” which was a compilation of over 2000 references on the biological responses to RF microwave radiation. It lists well over 100 negative biological effects caused by RF microwave radiation - here's a partial list from their report: corneal damage, tubular degeneration of testicles, brain heating, alteration of the diameter of blood vessels, liver enlargement, altered sex ratio of births, decreased fertility, sterility, altered fetal development, decreased lactation in nursing mothers, altered penal function, death, cranial nerve disorders, seizures, convulsions, depression, insomnia, hand tremors, chest pain, thrombosis, alteration in the rate of cellular division, anorexia, constipation, altered adrenal cortex activity, chromosome aberrations, tumors, altered orientation of animals, birds and fish, loss of hair, and sparking between dental fillings. http://www.magdahavas.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Navy_Radiowave_Brief.pdf

Air Force Report, 1994

A June 1994 US Air Force document, titled, “Radiofrequency/Microwave Radiation Biological Effects and Safety Standards: A Review,” acknowledges the non-thermal health effects. Stated in its abstract, “It is known that electromagnetic radiation has a biological effect on human tissue.” The introduction of the report states that “researchers have discovered a number of biological dysfunctions that can occur in living organisms” and that “exposure of the human body to RF/MW [radio frequency/microwave] radiation has many biological implications” that range from “innocuous sensation of warmth to serious physiological damage to the eye,” and added that “there is also evidence that RF/MW radiation can cause cancer.” Biological impacts: “damage to major organs, disruption of important biological processes, and the potential risk of cancer,” among many others which include “mutagenic effects,” “cardiovascular effects,” negative effects on chromosomes, and notes that “Soviet investigators claim that exposure to low-level radiation can induce serious CNS [central nervous system] dysfunctions.” http://www.emfacts.com/2014/09/us-air-force-rf-review-in-1988-acknowledges-non-thermal-biological-effects/ https://electroplague.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rf-microwave-radiation-biological-effects-rome-labs.pdf

What's interesting is that these reports from US government agencies all document negative health effects from microwave RF radiation at levels below thermal thresholds, and they were all published before the 1996 Telecommunications Act was passed by Congress. Section 704 of the TCA disallowed siting decisions for cell tower facilities based on health considerations as long as they don't exceed FCC's limits, which are thermal. The only valid reason for rejection allowed by the TCA is aesthetics, so many cell tower facilities are camouflaged so that people would not see them. This is why cell towers are on school property and next to schools and residential areas, and you don't even know they are there. How could this happen? The 1996 TCA was passed after $50 million dollars in political contributions was made (p. 115, Zapped, by Ann Louise Gittleman, http://www.amazon.com/Zapped-Shouldnt-Outsmart-Electronic-Pollution/dp/0061864285/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1452930604&sr=8-2&keywords=zapped ) Since then telecom continues to obtain legislation in their favor, first with 6409a of the Middle Class Tax Relief Act which allows for colocations and approval of an additional 20' to a cell tower, then with AB 57 passing in California which allow for automatic approvals of cell tower applications if they are not processed within a certain time (150 days for new towers, 90 days for colocations) that they are submitted, and now they are lobbying to remove proof of significant gap from the 1996 TCA and replace with capacity.

Even though doctors, scientists, and various groups have made about 1000 submissions asking the FCC to revisit limits since 2012, little has been done by the FCC. ( Proceeding Number 13-84 on the FCC web site. You can see the 1000 submissions here, http://www.saferemr.com/2015_08_01_archive.html ) Tom Wheeler, ex-President of the CTIA (Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association) and FCC chairman since 2013, has done nothing but to promote the wireless industry since his appointment by President Obama after Wheeler bundled $700,000 in political contributions to Obama (bundling is a process of consolidating political contributions without having to identify the actual contributors) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/craig-aaron/who-owns-the-media-obamas_b_3313197.html Comcast and Verizon contributed about $1 million to Obama https://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/04/24/obama-bundler-tom-wheeler-helps-his-former-industry-from-fcc-perch/ He approved $5 billion for school Wi-Fi http://www.dailydot.com/politics/fcc-approves-wifi-expansion-schools/ , fined wireless companies paltry amounts ($50,000) for exceeding FCC's thermal limits http://www.journalinquirer.com/connecticut_and_region/fcc-keeps-secret-records-from-radiation-probe-at-verizon-s/article_0dbb367e-62d9-11e5-99da-ebeab2025003.html, and made changes to the Telecom Act to encompass wireless internet in March 2015 (after Net Neutrality passed) when wireless internet was not included in the 1996 TCA prior to that. Tom Wheeler is now helping Verizon to implement 5G https://insidetowers.com/verizon-and-fcc-work-on-5g/ and pushing higher speeds by fining AT&T a record $100 million in June 2015 for not providing speeds as fast as advertised http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fcc-seeks-100-mn-t-fine-over-unlimited-174431152.html

Cell towers, cell phones, Wi-Fi, laptops may all be FCC compliant, but understand that FCC compliance only means that there is not enough microwave radiation from it to cook you (i.e. cause a thermal effect). FCC limits do NOT protect you from all health effects that are orders of magnitude below the thermal threshholds as found in peer reviewed studies. FCC compliance is limited only to preventing heating effects. The FCC limit is 1000uW/cm2 for 30 minutes for cell towers and Wi-Fi. In areas near cell towers and Wi-Fi routers, my measurements show 0.1-1 uW/cm2. However in areas more than 1500 ft from cell towers and without Wi-Fi routers closeby that value can be down to 0.0003uW/cm2 as it is in my backyard. So when 3rd party RF measuring firms submit a report that says a cell tower facility or school environment is FCC compliant because it is only 1/10,000th of the FCC limit, it is true, sounds good and gives the layperson a sense of safety, but he does not realize that this value that is 1/10,000 of the FCC limit is already 1000 times higher than areas far away from a cell tower or router, and this is a chronic exposure 6 hrs/day, 5 days/wk, 40 wks/yr for kids in school. Realize that this is the "safety" standard which our government is using to protect our children and all citizens.

You can read more on the FCC in Captured agency: How the Federal Communications Commission is dominated by the industries it presumably regulates written by NormAlster, Cambridge, MA: Edmund J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University. 2015. http://ethics.harvard.edu/files/center-for-ethics/files/capturedagency_alster.pdf

Lesson from History of Tobacco

The tobacco industry knew since the '50s that tobacco caused cancer. But they funded scientific research that was intended to obfuscate its effects on health for decades. This has been done by, on the one hand denying the existing evidence, whilst on the other demanding absolute proof of causation and calling for more research. This research, much of which has been covertly funded by the tobacco industry, is designed to look at other causes of cancer and to water down the evidence linking smoking and disease. For example, the industry statements are peppered by fudging comments such as “unresolved” and "inconclusive.," Nothing has been “statistically proven”, no “scientific causality”, and no “conclusive proof”. http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/16/... http://www.who.int/tobacco/media/en/Toba... Sound familiar?

The mobile telecom industry is about twice the size of the tobacco industry, which means the telecom industry is even more powerful. The tobacco industry generated sales of $500 billion globally and $35 billion profit in 2012 http://www.theguardian.com/business/2012... The mobile telecom industry has generated almost $1 trillion revenue globally. http://www.vodafone.com/content/annualre...

In 1985, Dr Lennart Hardell, was one of the few scientists who said that Agent Orange was carcinogenic while Monsanto denied such claims http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/... (In 2013, Agent Orange (made by Monsanto) was determined to increase chance of prostate cancer by 52%. Veterans from the Vietnam War were exposed to it. Agent Orange was used to spray large areas in Laos and Vietnam to clear forests in order to build bases. One million Vietnamese suffered disabilities or health problems as well as birth defects in children. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/1... ) He is an oncologist and professor of oncology from Sweden who served on WHO IARC (World Health Organization Int'l Agency Research for Cancer) when it classified microwave RF radiation as 2B possible carcinogen in 2011.

Here's a video by Dr. Lennart Hardell, talking about the hazards of wireless radiation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8H8Eg6F...”

As usual with crank posts, you're trying to cloud the issue with irrelevant (and in this case badly outdated) references.

It's a simple fact that if weak NIR radiation were detrimental to health in any way (which we have no reason whatsoever to suspect in the first place) this would immediately show up in the cohort studies. The scientifically rigorous, most up-to-date studies show no such correlations. Correct and (almost) up-to-date information is easily available in e.g. www.cancer.org. The web is full of misinformation about cell phone radiation, e.g. bioinitiative.org is a crank site by a few zealots.

One example of your repeated misinformation is the 2B issue. I'm in contact with scientists participating in these committees, and it's now acknowledged that the 2B classification is erroneous, like I said. That's clearly the case with coffee, too. If you think that NIR is as "dangerous" as coffee, I do agree with you :).

In the 1950s a large number of military personnel (tens of thousands) was subjected to strong microwave radiation from radar technology. Already in the 1970s follow-up studies were made, where it was conclusively shown that there were no harmful effects in this group (publications in high-impact medical journals are easily available on the web). 

Concerning modern times, there are now in excess of 22 000 publications on the influence of NIR on humans. The emf-portal web site is the official database for these publications. About 85% of these studies find no health effects. Various expert panels have analysed many of the publications belonging to the 15% group, especially those that seem scientifically credible. When some of these studies have been repeated or re-analysed, the conclusion is always the same: NIR has no correlation to adverse health effects.

This topic does not belong to this thread, so this is my last post on NIR. From now on we will limit the discussion to NIR based medical scams, such as Bemer.

Due to popular demand, I'm now posting a (very rough) Google translation on the popular article in the Finnish newspapers about Bemer. Unfortunately I don't have either the time or the patience to correct the English, but I think you'll get the gist of it even through the Google eyes :).

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Pitkämäki is in trouble.

Finnish Athletics longtime tip of the name of the collapse of Kuortane elite championships: the spear does not exceed the 80-meter line.

Long hill is not seen at all times in such a bad race performance since 2004.

We are living in midsummer 2011.

Bad tuloskunnolle soon found an explanation.

Long Hill found mycoplasma and buttock found a nasty surprise: The ischial tuberosity-called bone is a stress fracture, which is at pains and harm istumistakin.

- I got a cutting judgment, Pitkämäki time in more than four years old adversity.

Instantly Long Hill is the size of Finland's most famous buttock.

Treatment Offers are raining from every direction.

28-year-old javelin thrower Germany, developed an interest in Berner-verisuoniterapiasta.

formed by the device signal is said to be "smart" and to support the body's immune system, activating its own healing powers as well as to contribute positively to the well-being, health and sleep.

- Would I spent a couple of weeks and the pain began to diminish considerably. Surgery was not needed. Since then I have been using it. It seems to me that the device was 70-80 percent significance of the fact that the injury was healed.

- Recovery from Pitkämäki has nothing to do with this device.

PHYSICS PROFESSOR Tapio Ala-Nissilä

Long Hill says that the device has helped him sleep better, recover better - also cuts - and, therefore, to keep the younger ride in heavy spear in the world.

Pitkämäki story sounds great.

But it is not scientifically speaking, true.

Thus says the professor of physics at the University of Aalto, Tapio Ala-Nissilä.

- Recovery from Pitkämäki has nothing to do with this device.

Bemeriä sold verkostomarkkinointina

Tero Long Hill is the sponsor contract with Bemerin, and he is arguably the best-known advertising device face in Finland. Long Hill has spoken on behalf of the device at a public event and appeared Bemerin social media campaigns.

Pitkämäki manager Tero Heiskanen trade equipment.

In Finland, there are about two hundred Bemerin retailers. Bemeriä sold in multi-level marketing principle: the entrepreneurs sell and rent Berner products.

Each new dealer should buy more than EUR 3 000 the device itself.

In addition, the new distributor must purchase a face value of EUR 1 500 training package, which are trained in using the device and its further selling or renting.

Network marketing is characterized by a new seller must buy product for sale.

Enlisted the dealer is at the same time a new customer.

Health Sociology Adjunct Professor Markku Myllykangas the University of Eastern Finland has studied Bemerin network marketing.

- Detailed information about the devices and their mechanisms of action are not readily available.

Myllykangas points out that the implementation of the Berner-treatment is not the company's website to describe the use of the equipment and details of the treatment are taught by experienced seller.

- This method is not used in public health care.

Equipment imports Berner Nordic. Company director Nils Kampen, the unit forced purchase new dealers is only due to the fact that the seller be able to otherwise adequately familiarize themselves with the device.

- How else could a business partner to introduce the product and get your own experiences, Kämpe asks.

One of the sellers, Heiskanen says he is aware of Bemeriin, when it was tested Pitkämäki injury.

- When Teron injury started to improve, surprisingly so fast, tried it also to your lonkkavaivaani. My hip has been completely broken, but now I can manage very well without drugs.

Heiskanen, as well as the Long Hill say they use the device morning and evening.

Device growing in popularity

Ala-Nissilä, the University of Eastern Finland, associate professor of medicine Saano and Myllykangas are concerned about the growing popularity of Bemerin Finland. Further more they are worried about the fact that the private hospitals have taken care equipment use.

Nils Kampen, the device is in the country for more than 10 000 users. Between 2013-2014 the number of users rose by 20 per cent Bemerin. Globally, users reported to be about one million, the highest in Germany.

Berner International in LIECHENSTEIN equipment imports LIFENET Ltd (Berner Nordic), whose CEO is Merja Kämpe and Chairman of the Board Nils Kämpe. The company's turnover in 2014 was about four million euros. Net sales increased from the previous fiscal year by more than EUR 400 000.

The company's personnel expenses amounted to more than EUR 330 000. Operating profit the company made approximately EUR 27 000 during the year.

Ala-Nissilä is frustrated and wonders of human credulity. Now he speaks directly to:

- The claimed benefits of the device are full of cheating, because they do not have the proper scientific evidence.

Ala-Nissilä thinking, can it be possible that electrical and electronic engineering have read Pitkämäki understand the basics of physics.

- This device is a simple oscillator, the electrical component that pulse power is so small that it can not in any way affect humans.

Professor ponders for a long time how the matter could explain the most popular style. As a simplified, to allow more people to understand that the device and the generated signal can expand the capillaries, such as Berner claims.

- The area around the human cell membrane electric field is about eight million times larger than the field produced by Bemerin. The signal has the same effect on humans as an impacting the truck windshield mosquito impact speed.

Ala-Nissilä says that the magnetic field strength generated by the device is the same as the earth's natural field - the field, or by passing electric current intensity management.

- Electrical wiring near the residence has not been reported to cause positive health effects.

Controversial effects

The device has been developed and its research mainly responsible for the German Dr. Rainer Klopp. His of his inquiries, the device sends a very weak, "biorytmisesti intelligent" signal, which improves the microcirculation of up to more than 30 per cent.

Berner offers a central research evidence in 2013 published in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine (Finnish: Complementary and joining the medical publication) special issues. Publication deals with Klopp's own studies. One conclusion was that patients microcirculation improved long-running operation.

The magazine also includes two full-page ad Bemerin.

- How does a professor who is completely negative toward us, to evaluate our research-minded?

BEMERIN PRESIDENT NIK Gleim.

Ala-Nissilä believes the publication, and notes that this is not the correct scientific journals - high-quality, peer-reviewed scientific community, experts in medical publications.

- This is junk magazine special issue, which includes only the Berner articles. I like it myself simply as an advertisement, which is an attempt to appear scientific.

Also, associate professor of medicine Saano familiar with the document.

He draws attention to the fact that most of the studies is from the same research group, which plays its investigation without bringing anything new to them.

Saanoa fooled by the fact that studies the effects of different measurement sites, such as the diameter of the blood vessel or venous blood oxygen saturation, are always with each other about the same size, but one study to another while significantly differentiated.

- I'm reminded of a systematic measurement of technical error, which explained, among other things elektroakupunktuurin observations: When using a therapeutic device weighed strongly on the skin electrodes to the measuring point, the device gave a different reading than when the therapist pressed lightly. These differences were the conclusions of the patient's health.

Saano according to a new study Bemerin supplied material does not indicate that the signal would have any impact on the treatment of any disease, pain or stress, for example.

- Treatment effect studies demonstrating convincingly is not supplied with the material. Demonstration device health benefits needs to justify a supernatural explanation.

Finnish Olympic Committee took Bemerin use

despite criticizing the research evidence, experts Berner got a big publicity victory in 2012, when the Finnish Olympic Committee agreed with the company's cooperation. Berner supplied equipment for the use of athletes for the London Olympics.

Saano, Myllykangas and Ala-Nissilä sent Olympic Committee a report, according to which the repeater can not have any positive effects on health.

After the Games Olympic Committee failed to cooperate.

Kampen, the scientists have turned their heads Olympic Committee.

He says it has received the explanation that it was difficult to use previously unknown devices in the new environment of Olympic athletes.

Finnish Olympic team responsible for the then physiotherapist Seppo Pehkonen replied for purchase of equipment. He no longer wants to comment on the topic.

Kämpe hints that a number of the Olympic Games in the Finnish Olympic team doctor working with Harri Hakkarainen would know the Berner-operation.

- I have not been acquiring them and I do not know why the use of the device extended, Hakkarainen says.

worked as a doctor in Finland ice hockey team Hakkarainen has inquired about the scientific studies carried out by Bemerin. He considers to be inadequate.

- I would not have left them yourself installations to the stage to introduce the athletes. At the moment, we do not have the benefits of the device sufficient quality evidence either way.

Hakkarainen says the matter the other way around: what if Berner device tehoaakin and directs the human microcirculation, without the body gets to decide what blood is controlled.

- What a moving micro-circulation of blood would then be out of it? Lähtisikö it kidneys or the brain or somewhere else? If the entire human kapillaariverenkierto be open at a time, sufficient blood to the brain is not at all.

Hakkarainen says that the human body is a sophisticated self used to control the blood where it is needed.

Hoax publications pushing junk science readers

Ala-Nissilä says that around a belief in medicine is the unfortunate phenomenon: a scientific look, Hoax Devices market their publications.

The New York Times published an article in 2013 in which it was reported that pseudotieteellisten number of publications and conferences paid has grown exponentially.

with well-known scientific journals almost the same name publications selling space leaves a fee - free of high-level peer review.

Well-known scientists has managed to deceive the name sounds familiar to science by leaf publication. After this, the researchers have found it difficult to get their names out of the pages of publications.

New York Times explains that the pseudo-scientific publications have already been thousands.

Magazine interview with Stanford University's Dean of Medicine and Professor Steven Goodman says that ordinary people will find it difficult to distinguish the correct data to the recycle research science among the nettihauilla found in misleading or low-level data is dressed up as a credible form.

Bemerin studies and publications they use are from this Ala-Nissilä, the good examples of such misrepresentation.

What Bemerin wonder device interior of the earth, then?

It Aalto University is to get the answers.

Department of Biomedical Engineering, special assignment is completed, which is studying Berner device.

The university received a disappointed client device, which it hoped to scientific research.

Professor device: "Most in that cost shells"

West the media had to follow the opening of the device premises of the Department of Physics at Aalto University in Otaniemi, Espoo.

The device has 3 130 EUR paying Berner Classic model. It includes a display device in addition to a regular pillow-top showy gray carpet.

Inside a thin mat is wrapped with six coils of wire that appear on the carpet circular elevations.

Biomedical Engineering student Eetu Pursiainen open the Control Unit and Professor Ala-Nissilä peek inside.

- Standard components. There is thus no surprise. Moving on.

Next, measure the Pursiainen carpet electromagnetic coil to the steering of the electric field.

- The results correspond to approximately Bemerin declared values, Pursiainen continue.

The electromagnetic field has a magnitude of about one volt per meter, or about eight million times lower than native human cell membrane voltage. Pursiainen and Ala-Nissilä, the man can not find such a negligible electric field other than measuring devices.

In addition, the voltage is formed only around the edges of the mat coils. The electric field is so weak that Pursiainen be measured at all readings Berner in the center of the mat.

- An interesting result of the measurement is that Berner has taken the trouble to put the mat only six coils, which is in the middle of a signal, and they are at the edges of the mat. Most of the mattress is empty. In the middle of the mattress is not even the small electromagnetic field, Ala-Nissilä says.

- Yes, I'm going to continue to use this device, even if the science proves that that is not useful.

Pitkämäki

Pursiainen show the strength of the electric field Bemerin example.

He clicks the classroom fluorescent lamps on. The instrument burst out. ignition of the lamps produce about ten times greater than the electric field Berner. Moreover, the measuring device is one and a half meters away from the lamps, the Berner-measuring device is attached to the mat.

Ala-Nissilä says that the device technology is so simple that a similar device would be able to build Teekkarin skill.

- A similar "intelligent" signal components results in a few tens of euro ten minutes. Most shells that device cost.

Manufacturer beats facts into the bar

Nils Kämpe runs hot. He has lost his professorship at Aalto University School of criticism.

- It is one thing to open the device and copy something, what others have invented, designed and implemented.

- Aalto University student is therefore only measured electromagnetic parameters. There is therefore the effects of the signal on the human body. I have a professional-tesla-meter to check the correction cases, the existence of a magnetic field equipment. Those indicators do not measure anything the human body functions.

Both Kämpe, CEO Bemerin, a resident of Liechtenstein Nik Gleim device that researcher, the German Dr. Rainer Klopp are of the opinion that the Ala-Nissilä - or any other critics - understand the signal effect on the human body.

Gleimin sent by Western media report cites, among other things, statements Klopp, according to which the complex signal developed Bemerin bring micro blood vessel walls frequency of rhythmic contractions prekapillaarisissa blood vessels.

Kämpe beats faktojaan into the bar: The device has been around 100 researchers from different universities and clinics. The signal is received five patents. Berner devices have received EU certification for medical devices, that is, the CE mark (conformity assessment) in Germany, the competent MDC Medical Device Certification DTW. In Finland, the corresponding certificates granted by VTT Expert Services.

CE marking is the manufacturer's promise of quality. In addition, Bemerin is located in Stuttgart have been submitted for the MDC to demonstrate the efficacy of the device.

Berner announces sent the MDC for the same studies, the Ala-Nissilä and Saano consider to be inadequate.

In addition, Berner says that it has a cooperation agreement with the US space administration NASA.

Nasa has not commented on the matter in public, but space management establishes cooperation agreement.

Critics are particularly concerned about the fact that some health care professionals have offered their patients Bemeriä treatment. Kämpe speaks several doctors. He says that Berner is in the last year started an efficient doctors informing the media.

- For example, in April we held a workshop, which was attended by a lot of doctors. Micro-circulatory diseases, as well as the importance of the development of the recovery is still relatively new knowledge in medicine.

Kämpeltä asked to contact a few doctors who use Bemeriä patients.

All the doctors refused to be interviewed.

- This is the same confrontation has been treated for three years and is always a very negative tone for those who are Berner therapy used. They do not at this time do not want to participate in the debate, Kämpe communicate.

Private hospital vascular treatments

Berner-care is also offered in a hospital environment. Regional Director responsible for the importation of Finland and the Nordic countries Berner Berner devices Nordic Nils Kämpe hints that one of the places verisuoniterapiaa who offered Orton is a private hospital.

Orton's Medical Director Heikki Hurri says that they Berner has been in trial use. He is not convinced of its efficacy or to provide Bemerin research material.

- Then, when the search for treatments for difficult patients, it is not unusual for requires the use of drugs or treatment methods, which is not the last on the screen.

Hurri Bemerin skeptical about alternative medicine journals published studies.

- Are these studies certainly adds persuasiveness of the device. We experimented with some patients, but it does not convince us.

- The good thing about the device is that I think it is harmless, completely harmless.

But is it right to offer ill patients treatment that does not convince you?

- We made a few patients in the series, but like I said, it did not impress us. I know some of the patients who are Berner-believers. We do not forbid them from using it.

So, you offer you Berner treatments Orton has?

- We do not sell Bemerin services.

Ympyrätalo the pharmacy is instead satisfied customers, says Tiina Vaitomaa pharmacies. Vaitomaa was taken by Berner treatment with its range in the first half.

- Berner treatments supply has been there a very small scale. We have had about a dozen customers, who have given positive feedback on the care mainly so far.

The pharmacy said it had asked several comments from patients Berner effects device. One patient told vetreytyneen knee after treatment. Another pain and aches decrease. The third said last slept just as well as a child.

The pharmacy provided the opportunity to try Berner device.

16 minutes lying out on the mat did not cause any special feelings. Kampen, the treatment should continue for several weeks in order to properly care would begin to bear fruit.

Berner calls into question the objectivity of experts

Bemerin CEO of Gleim and Kämpe strongly criticized the use of Ala-Nissilä and Saano article as experts. They find Bemerin research should give a party for review, which would not have been ready bias mikroverisuoniterapiaa point.

- How does a professor who is completely negative toward us, our investigations to assess bias, Gleim ask by e-mail.

Gleimin view Bemeriä sharply criticized the professors are afraid of losing their reputation, which is why they can not in any case be granted Bemerin signal functionality.

Kampen, the arguments put forward by Bemerin is scientifically explained the biophysical basis, that is, how the signal affects the body, Kämpe refers to Dr. Rainer Klopp several articles.

search service for scientific publications in Google Scholar allows revealed that the terms "author: Klopp, BEMER" can be found in 18 scientific articles. Klopp has articles on Google Scholar cited by 17 times - of which Klopp your references is 10. The number of citations is about how a lot of interest in scientific studies have raised.

For comparison: to work in a physics professor at Ala-Nissilä has been referred to Google Scholar by 6 168 times.

Gleimin opinion Ala-Nissilä is not the right person to assess the effectiveness Bemerin. He did not hold the device in the past criticized by critics as a neutral interlocutor.

As a result of Gleimin criticism care Bemerin sent, only the Bemeriä Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, a special issue of the University of Helsinki professor of vascular surgery Maarit Venermo.

We ask her assessment studies.

Venermo answer briefly:

- I looked quickly through the stuff. The magazine did not have any scientifically valid randomized controlled study of the impact of the device.

Domestic research to determine the effectiveness of

Now Bemerin efficacy will be like a domestic inquiry.

Central Finland Health Care District is investigating the efficacy Berner device fibromyalgia patients for the treatment of pain. Patients taking into research 100. To date, about 80 patients have been commenced or have already gone through six years of research.

The study should be completed in the summer of 2016.

Responsible for the study physiotherapy Hospital Chief Medical Officer Jari Ylinen, who Ala-Nissilä, Saano, Myllykangas and Clutterbuck way to keep Bemerin research evidence to be insufficient.

- That is why it is here investigated that whether these actually work. The device exported to the domestic conditions and is considered a change of any of the patient's condition.

The study is a placebo-controlled, that is, the patient is offered a placebo of the time: a period of three months is given an active device and the second three months inactive device.

- The patient is not meant to know which device is actually switched on.

Ylinen according to Berner does not fund research.

Long Hill: my image takes advertising

Long hill hold for a few seconds pause. He is unsure of the meaning of it is that the scientific world is so sideways with Bemerin.

- Real interesting opinions. After all, this unit there are different types of studies. Is Berner then a suitable magnetic counterbalanced own human magnetism, or what the impact of that produce, Long Hill says.

trained as an electrical engineer Long Hill welcomes the fact that devices are shown to criticism.

- Of course, all kinds of scams there. It is appropriate that the equipment thoroughly investigated.

What does he think about their own reputations mainoskasvona device, for which there is no adequate scientific basis, according to experts?

- Yes, my image will last Tan advertising. I found that the device is useful, then yes, I like to go to the ad.

What if one day science would indicate that the device would be of little use - and all the alleged feelings would have been lumevaikutusta?

- Yes, I'm going to continue to use this device, even if the science proves that that is not useful.

@Tapio Ala-Nissila

First time poster here. I have no experience with physics or medicine. I am a Computer Science student. However, I have used the BEMER Professional and I know people using the device who have claimed it is the 'fountain of youth'. I have a few questions for you if you have the time.

Was your study done with the BEMER 3000 or the BEMER Professional?

I appreciate all of the research you have done and information that you have shared with us here. It has been very beneficial because the company hides much of their information and almost all studies with the BEMER are done solely by the company itself.

Do you have any concerns with safety regarding the use of PEMF mats?

I have been concerned with the use of the BEMER Professional device. I found a statement by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health, "Do not use magnetic field mats for recreational and wellness purposes" (2013). Two studies were done back in 2011 with 3 different PEMF mats. One of the mats had a unique electromagnetic field signature and identical coil placement with the patented BEMER technology, so even though the study does not say that the BEMER product was used, it was clearly a BEMER device. Conclusions from the studies mentioned from the website actually claim that the magnetic field strength of the assumed BEMER device exceeds the international standards by a multiple of 9. You can read more about the studies here: http://www.bag.admin.ch/themen/strahlung/00053/00673/14004/index.html?lang=en

What do you think of the long term effects of using this device every day for your entire life?

There appears to be no real proof of positive effects from using the BEMER. Also, there is no conclusive evidence for negative long term effects either. 

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bem.20703/abstract;jsessionid=F0D912263B1B24E8717DB4549BCB4942.d03t03

iopscience.iop.org/0952-4746/31/1/007/

Dear Chad, 

Thanks for your post! We tested the older Bemer 3000 model. In this device there are only a few coils in the mattress in which the field is localised, and thus it does not even penetrate most of the body parts of a normal sized person. The natural field strength across the cell membrane is almost ten million times stronger than that induced by Bemer with its maximum signal. Thus is is physically impossible that the device would have any effect whatsoever on living matter. 

 http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/05/26/055699  

Report of Partial findings from the National Toxicology Program Carcinogenesis Studies of Cell Phone Radiofrequency Radiation in Hsd: Sprague Dawley® SD rats (Whole Body Exposure)

Abstract

The US National Toxicology Program (NTP) has carried out extensive rodent toxicology and carcinogenesis studies of radiofrequency radiation (RFR) at frequencies and modulations used in the US telecommunications industry. This report presents partial findings from these studies. The occurrences of two tumor types in male Harlan Sprague Dawley rats exposed to RFR, malignant gliomas in the brain and schwannomas of the heart, were considered of particular interest, and are the subject of this report. The findings in this report were reviewed by expert peer reviewers selected by the NTP and National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Deborah, this work has been discredited by experts in many different ways, including too small a sample size, technical problems etc. It's also in blatant contradiction with the fact that during the time when cell phone use has exploded, brain tumors have actually decreased in number: 

http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/brain.html

Clearly, there's a problem in the scientific quality in some of the groups participating in the program.

Prof. Thomas Skalak was Chair of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia, when his lab conducted well controlled studies to demonstrate that magnetic fields tend to normalize the diameters of microvessel.  Microvessels that were constricted tended to dilate with magnetic field application, and dilated vessels tended to constrict back toward normal.  This meant that traumatized tissues that had dilated arterioles and the resulting swelling could be :normalized" (less dilated arterioles and reduced swelling) with magnetic field application.  Dr. Skalak then became Vice President for Research at UVa, and is now the Executive Director of the Paul Allen Family Foundation (similar to the Gates Foundation).  General story published here: https://news.virginia.edu/content/biomedical-engineering-study-demonstrates-healing-value-magnets

Bruce, this feature (which is actually from 2008 and does not seem to have been confirmed) has some major problems. The biggest is that human tissue is diamagnetic, which means that a static field is repelled by biological issue. That's why in any medical application the fields have to be huge, of the order of 1-10 T to induce any effects. Nobel Prize winner Andre Geim has also won the ignoble prize by levitating frogs on top of a strong static field. No adverse effects were observed. I also found a recent summary on the literature:

"A number of different biological effects of static magnetic fields have been explored, by studying cells or their components and processes. These include changes in cellular processes, gene expression, cell growth and genetic material. The findings have been contradictory. Several effects have been observed at field strengths lower than 1000 mT (1 Tesla), but most results were not replicated by other researchers."

It's important to note here that static and time-dependent fields (the latter being "radiation") interact with humans in very different ways. The Bemer therapy and similar scams are based on extremely weak radiation.

I am a medical doctor neonatologist from India. Having heard about a demo session held at Gurgaon , Haryana India at a five star hotel where the participants were invited and were introduced into the product and given a lavish lunch.. I happened to interact with some people who attended the session on the Saturday last. Being a scientist I was sceptical and questioned for evidence or Randomised Controlled trials for this product. I would like to know of animal trials that were not supported / sponsored by the company itself . I would look for evidence that is robust, methodologically sound and shows not only clearcut benefit but proves that it does not do harm in the long run. Hence many years of follow up or case controlled studies among people who may have used it over last years. Does it not cause higher risk of malignancy/ malformations in the offsprings of users etc...and so on?

Can we be sure the way the magnetic field affects at the cellular level, is it free from causing any epigenetic or genetic or DNA level mutations or changes whose possibility of doing harm cannot be ruled out? This kind of robust evidence must exist before such devices can be declared free of possible harm first and that they indeed benefit particularly cost effective ?I wish to know if it is ethical to publically promote and market such expensive devices and government or Drug Controller or device controlling authorities should allow this to happen openly?It is not difficult to sway simple minds of people here in India especially with FREE LUNCHES!!

I think AUTHORITIES must WAKE UP and Respond in PUBLIC INTEREST!!!

Much research done but difficult to find as much of it is in German. Go to the BEMER company or you can investigate by looking at research published on microcirculation and EMF effects.I have published on targeted pulsed EMF therapy in its use in clinical veterinary and human medicine. FDA has approved the ones made by Sofpulse and Assisi Animal Health and I have first hand experience and it’s without a doubt that use of the devices increase NO and cause micro vascular vasodilation. The tEMF induces calmodulin and Ca to upregulate endothelial based NO synthetase and that cases the NO to be increased and this causes vasodilation. This process takes only a few microseconds to become clinically significant. i recommend reviewing papers that have published by Dr Arthur’ Pilla. He was the biophysicist that I worked with for more than 10 years. There are at least 15 research papers that proved the tEMF product’s clinical significance. Sincerely Dr Dennis T Crowe, Jr

Dennis, all the Bemer "publications" are essentially paid advertisements. Most scientists have zero interest in Bemer and the many, many similar "electrotherapy" scams that exist in this gray area. However, there are a few serious and real scientific trials and they show null effect, as expected. If it looks, feels, tastes, and smells like a pyramid scheme scam, that's what it is.

I have not used a BEMER, but have used a CURATRON 2000 XPSE, also a PEMF type device, in its different frequency settings for different healing modalities. After 10 years of my father having horrible lymphedema of his legs below the knees for almost 10 years, and all the specialists saying that it was the lymph valves not closing properly causing the fluid to pool, etc, and wearing compression socks and other similar attempts as there were no cures or healing treatments. His legs were like filling nylons with mashed potatoes. If you pushed in on them, they would hold the shape. It was pretty repulsive. We used the pulsed PEMF Curatron 2000 on his legs, and within 5 days using it twice a day for 30 minutes, the ten years of horrible swelling was so decreased that you could see his calf muscles well. It was amazing. There was nothing placebo about it, as he was suffering from serious dementia at the time.

If we stopped using it, within a week they started to get bad again.

My mother had very painful arthritis in her shoulders that was making life very difficult. After starting to hold the 1 Ft square by 2 inch thick pad on her shoulders for 30 minutes, the pain would completely subside for many hours.

My father in law had very bad knees that seemed to be almost bone on bone, causing great pain and making it so that he could hardly bend his legs at all and walking was extremely difficult. After using it twice a day on the recommended setting, after 2 weeks he was walking virtually normal again.

It has been proven to heal bone breaks 4 to 5 times as fast as normal healing.

I got an opportunity to use it on myself, when I had been suffering with serious inflammation of my gut for almost two years. After holding the pad to my lower abdomen for 30 minutes upon going to bed, and 30 minutes before getting up for 6 days, SO much of the horrible swelling and gut distention had disappeared. I lost about 4 inches off my middle just from removing the swelling and inflammation.

It works on a principal of dramatically increased micro-circulation. As your blood cells aggregate and your fluids get viscous, the body is not properly able to function re blood, interstitial fluid, lymphatic fluid regulation and circulation. When oxygen and nutrients cant get where they are needed as easily, and wastes also begin to back up and are not being removed and excreted properly, the body's biophysical function becomes impaired with illness and issues. This device seems to make a huge difference, from my hands on experience. The Curatron is much more powerful than many other PEMF devices on the market, and no deleterious effects were found by any of the family members that I assisted with this device. There were only positive results with all users. We were all very surprised and very impressed.

I believe that the comments above may be true for many of the devices on the market that are very weak with the created PEMF pulse that their units create, and I do believe many may in fact be snake oil, but I know beyond doubt that some such as the CURATRON and BEMER are effective at a range of healing.

I think this visual about the BEMER is quite effective in demonstrating the basic effect:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5mxLetf8sE

When I was looking at this device for my parents after coming across the biophysics of their operation, I did research and found many related studies that virtually all proved to be very significant in their clinically tested demonstrations of success in a wide range of application.

If anyone would like, I could post a summary of some of these for review.

This device should be in much wider use in the medical community.

If you email me, I would be pleased to send some of the summaries. For some reason, I am not able to add them here...

Brain Healing with PEMF

A range of scientific study summaries using PEMF

Summary Info on the biophysics of Bone Healing with PEMF

Sadly Scott, you have been completely misled. Individual witnessing does not science make. There is a recent independent study, done following the proper scientific protocol for research, and of course no effect is found: Article Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the treatment of pai...

Our comprehensive analysis of the Bemer device confirmed that it's a simple oscillator and such a weak emitter of electromagnetic radiation that even standard home appliances emit much stronger radiation. It does not and cannot have any physical effect on biological matter. These are the verified scientific facts.