ReviewJournal of pain research2020
Electromagnetic Field Therapy: A Rehabilitative Perspective in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain - A Systematic Review.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
A Pilot Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial for the Use of a Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Device to Assist Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Acute and Chronic Effects of High Frequency RF Electrical Current on Pain and Muscle Function in Individuals With Musculoskeletal Pain
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effects of pulsed electromagnetic fields on bone fractures: a systematic review update.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- The Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field on Pain and Foot Function Index in Patients With Plantar Fasciitis.Bioelectromagnetics · 2026Trial
- Randomised control trial on the sustained carry-over effects of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Short-Term Effects of Manual Therapy Combined with Functional Magnetic Stimulation in Individuals with Lumbar Disk Herniation with Radiculopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Trial
- Clinical efficacy of electromagnetic field therapy combined with traditional Chinese pain-reducing paste in myofascial pain syndrome.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Trial
- Piezo channels in physical field therapy: From mechanotransduction mechanisms to bioelectromagnetic modulation and biomedical applications.Mechanobiology in medicine · 2026Review
- Review
- Short-Term Exposure to a 50 Hz Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Field (ELF-EMF) Leads to ROS-Mediated DNA Damage in Gynecological and Urological Cancer CellsInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Effects of Magnetic Field Therapy and Massage on Upper Trapezius Muscle Tone, Craniovertebral Angle, and Scapular Index.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of diamagnetic therapy to manage a patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy and drug's intolerance.Pain management · 2025Article
- Radiofrequency Electromagnetic and Pulsed Magnetic Fields Protected the Kidney Against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Systemic Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis by Regulating the IL-6/HIF1α/eNOS and Bcl2/Bax/Cas-9 Pathways.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Experiencing pain: electromagnetic waves, consciousness, and the mind.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Advances in magnetic field approaches for non-invasive targeting neuromodulation.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- The In Vitro Enhancement of Retinal Cell Viability via mInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- A Review of Electromagnetic Fields in Cellular Interactions and Cacao Bean Fermentation.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Impact of Extremely Low-Frequency Electromagnetic Fields on Skeletal Muscle of Sedentary Adult Mice: A Pilot Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Review
- Tracking Research Momentum and Scholarly Impact: A Bibliometric Analysis of Magnetotherapy.Cureus · 2024Review
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) provide a non-invasive, safe, and easy method to treat pain with respect to musculoskeletal diseases. The purpose of this systematic review was to describe the use of electromagnetic therapy in the rehabilitation field by investigating the efficacy in acute and chronic pain in the musculoskeletal disorders. A database search was conducted using the following resources: PubMed, Cochrane, PEDro, SCOPUS, and WoS. The following MESH terms were used: [Electromagnetic field AND/OR Rehabilitation], [Electromagnetic field AND/OR Pain], [Pulsed Magnetic field AND/OR Rehabilitation] and [Pulsed Magnetic field AND/OR Pain], [Pulsed Electromagnetic field AND/OR Rehabilitation] and [Pulsed Electromagnetic field AND/OR Pain], per the guidelines of the PRISMA statement. Articles published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2018 were included as assessment of musculoskeletal pain conditions, randomized clinical trial including crossover and prospective design studies, full English text available, population age > 18 years; instead were excluded neurological randomized clinical trials, transcranial magnetic stimulation application, neuropathic pain, animal/in vitro studies, and articles without English abstract or English full text. Three independent investigators (AMC, NG, and LP) retrieved all the information. Twenty-one RTC (N=21) were considered for the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results showed as pulsed magnetic fields at low intensity and frequency (from 1 Hz up to 100 Hz) are commonly used with efficacy in resolving musculoskeletal pain. EMFs therapy is a well tolerated, effective with no negative side effects, which can be integrated with rehabilitation for the treatment of chronic and acute pain in musculoskeletal diseases, but further studies are needed to examine the use of more standardized protocols.
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