title: The remedial electromagnetic field.
abstract: This paper reviews the history and development of electric and electromagnetic fields used in the treatment of a variety of medical conditions. An account is given of their clinical use and some suggestions are advanced for an explanation of a possible physiological mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lightwood
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management