Learn about Bioelectromagnetics

The science of bioelectromagnetics, is the scientific study of the interaction of electromagnetic energy and acoustic energy with biological systems.

History:

The first documented use of electricity to manage pain was by the physician Scribonius Largus in 46AD.  He claimed that just about anything from head to toe (specifically headaches to gout) could be cured by standing on a wet beach near an electric eel. Not surprisingly, attempts at producing pharmaceutical preparations from dead eels proved ineffective. 

In 1791, Luigi Galvani discovered that electrical impulses could cause muscle contraction. 

By 1800, Carlo Matteucci showed that injured tissue generates an electric current. 

The discovery of alternating current by Faraday in 1830 opened the door to the development of man-made devices as sources of electricity.  Over 10,000 medical practitioners in the United States alone made use of electrotherapeutic modalities in the early 20th Century.

Historically, as far back as 1890, the American Electro-Therapeutic Association conducted annual conferences on the therapeutic use of electricity and electrical devices by physicians on ailing patients. Some involved current flow through the patient, while others were electrically powered devices.

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