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Dystrophin Smooth Muscle
Can PEMF reverse vascular aging related to decreased protein levels of dystrophin, what is commonly thought of as a skeletal muscle protein mutated in Duchene and Becker muscular dystrophies. This link will take you to a cartoon showing subtle differences between dystrophin and its more ubiquitous homolog utrophin. The two molecules are very similar…
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Desmin and mitohormesis
Hormesis is a two-phased dose-response relationship whereby low-dose exposures have a beneficial effect and high-doses toxic. Pulsed ElectroMagnetic (very low) Frequency (PEMF) mitohormesis is the slight generation of reactive oxygen species that activates the transient receptor potential C1 (TRPC1) Ca2+ channel. Ca2+ signaling and mitochondrial adaptations are shared between magnetic fields and endurance training in…
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PEMF and atherosclerosis
This post is an ad for a Moodle.com course I’d like to create explaining this PEMF publication. I’ve taken a few online courses and learned so much from the discussion than from the actual course material. This post previews what I know about the methods used to generate the hypothesis that PEMF ameliorates the…
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Muscle twitching and PEMF
Many of the high power PEMF device practitioners see muscle twitching, tiny little contractions, as evidence that PEMF is giving the tissue a “cellular workout.” Many claim that voltage gated calcium channels are opened by PEMF. Some practitioners are completely and totally without a clue as to whole complicated things are. The featured image…
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Red Light and PEMF
This post reviews a pilot study investigating the combination of optical and magnetic stimulation. (COMS) to treat chronic venous leg ulcers. . The devices used in this study may be replicated with commercially available magnetic and optical stimulation devices. The etiology of venous leg ulcers is complex. Treatments are usually compression stockings and other…