BEMER technology derives directly from the human medical devices that BEMER has developing since the 1990s, and which have been included in many peer-reviewed papers.
It uses a pulsed electromagnetic field to deliver a patented, bio-rhythmically defined therapeutic signal.
However, its parameters are different to other PEMF devices – the BEMER signal configuration uses a waveform and frequency that has been researched and proven to stimulate microcirculation.
Read on for more information on how BEMER – Bio Electro Magnetic Energy Regulation – works in the body.
First, what is microcirculation?
BEMER’s patented signal has been scientifically shown to improve blood flow in healthy muscles via microcirculation.
Microcirculation is the flow of blood to arterioles, venules and the capillary bed. The arterioles and venules are the next ‘layer’ down from arteries and veins. They’re smaller, but highly significant. They are now known to constitute over 75% of the circulatory system – some say as high as 95%.
Their blood flow isn’t the result of the arterial pulse, which derives from the heart and which we can feel with our fingertips.
Rather, it’s due to ‘vasomotion’, the small contractions of smooth muscle along the vessel walls that causes 3-6 ‘pushes’ per minute.
Vasomotion increases blood microcirculation and distribution of oxygen, nutrients, chemical messengers (e.g., hormones) at the cellular level, with removal of metabolic waste products from the cells.
When our body’s cells, tissues and organs are adequately nourished and waste products are removed, our bodies are healthier and function properly.
With cellular function optimized, energy production (ATP) increases.
What happens when microcirculation is restricted?
Whereever there is tension or restriction in the body, blood supply is reduced. This is mostly due to restriction of the arterioles (arterioles are highly involved in cases of high blood pressure for this reason).
In horses, restricted microcirculation may be a result of athletic exertion, inactivity due to injuries or disease, general stiffness, or any condition that has led to physical limitations.
The benefits of improved microcirculation
Improved microcirculation can bring recovery in all tissues that require blood – bone, ligament and tendon as well as muscular. The body’s organs also benefit.
Improving local blood flow circulation within the muscle tissue is vital in optimal muscle function and performance.
Difference in equine blood flow after 8 minutes of BEMER therapy (25-sec).
This creates an overall improvement to the horse’s health, with a body that can recover and function optimally.
Benefits are the faster resolution of muscle fatigue and soreness, oedema and inflammation, restoration of circulation to damaged tissue (including hooves), and a stronger immune response to environmental challenges.
This makes it enormously beneficial in maintaining health on a full body level.
Photographed just after the BEMER session, this ventral edema resolved overnight. (c) Jane Clothier