How to Go for Magnetic Field Therapy?

The last two decades of the XX century and the beginning of the XXI century are marked with an increasing interest toward the application of magnetic fields for therapeutical purposes. Magnetotherapy provides non-invasive, safe and easy to apply methods to directly treat the site of injury, the source of pain and inflammation, as well as other types of injury. The 50 years of worldwide experience in studying basic mechanisms of action and clinical applications of various magnetic fields becomes more and more accepted by the mainstream of western medicine. The physiological basis of the use of magnetic fields for tissue repair as well as the physical principles of dosimetry and the application of various magnetic fields are discussed in this paper. A critical analysis of the magnetic and electromagnetic stimulation and a discussion of the advantage of magnetic field stimulation compared with electric current stimulation are connected to the physical and biophysical dosimetry at the target site and planing of the treatment.