Energy for healing has captured the attention of people for its potential to heal and promote recovery. Recent developments in making both light and electrically based healing mechanisms higher quality for home users have given greater accessibility to these therapeutics. Products which were previously only available in clinical settings are now much more accessible to the home user from a cost, portability, and usability perspective without compromising on quality.
Popular among the latest products for home use are PEMF therapy and the Red Light Therapy, or RLT. Both mechanisms work at a cellular level, but they utilize different forms of energy in stimulating the natural body healing processes. The Healtheory has top-notch quality of both PEMF therapy mat and red light therapy in the form of a full body wrap. Let’s dive in to understand how these devices are different and how they can benefit you. Knowing these differences will help you make the correct choice to support your needs or even combine them in order to bring about better results.
What is PEMF Therapy?
PEMF is short for Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy. It consists of low-frequency electromagnetic waves used for the stimulation of healing and recovery at a cellular level. Imagine giving your cells a little "recharge," or a recalibration back to their homeostatic levels. Cells inside the human body possess electric charges naturally, which get disrupted by stress, injury, electronic pollution in our environment, or even illness. The goal of PEMF Therapy is to regain its balance in the body, bring it back to equilibrium, and support your body working to heal itself by being in a state of balance.
The Healtheory’s PEMF therapy mats work by emitting low level electromagnetic waves to penetrate tissues very deeply throughout the body, including into bones and organs. PEMF directly addresses pain and inflammation and helps repair bones, nerve damage, and muscular injury. According to some research, PEMF can help stimulate bone repair, alleviate arthritis pain, and accelerate the body's healing process.
From this article in the Journal of Science and Medicine, some common conditions people use PEMF to treat include: Injury Recovery/ Acute or Chronic Pain, Bone Injury, Gastro-Intestinal - IBS, Surgery & Wound Recovery, Vagus Nerve, Performance Enhancement, Brain Injury / Stroke, Improve Metabolism, Depression, Stress Management, Anxiety, Panic, PTSD, Migraine, Brain / CNS Degeneration or Disease, Chronic Fatigue (CFS), Anti-Edema/swelling, Circulation, Tinnitus, Osteoporosis, Lung / Pulmonary Function, Skin Recovery: Eczema, Dermatitis, Fungal Infections, Psoriasis, Lyme, Paraplegia and Spinal Injury, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Scalp Health & Hair Growth, Vascular & Herat Disease, Hypertension, Shingles, Chemo: Recovery, Keloid, Obesity, and Metabolic Disease.
One of the unique features of PEMF therapy is its support for mitochondrial functions. All those powerhouses in your cells generate energy, and PEMF therapy helps them work more efficiently, reducing the impact of environmental electronic pollution on our cell. This enhances cellular energy for healing and energy levels. It can be perceived as turning up the power in your cells to speed recovery.
How Red-Light Therapy Works
RLT employs specific light wavelengths that penetrate your skin, promoting healing from the inside out as well as promoting healing of the skin’s surface. The treatment is most commonly given through a red light therapy body wrap, which envelops you in healing light. Red light waves stimulate collagen production, increase blood circulation, and decrease inflammation, so no wonder it is such a “hot” treatment for skin health, muscle recovery, and mood improvement.
While PEMF is a permeating all-body stimulation to cellular and electrical systems, red light therapy works by acting on biochemical processes of the skin in the region where applied. It helps the body increase ATP-adenosine triphosphate production, which is highly beneficial for wound healing, skin rejuvenation, and even lowering muscle soreness post-exercise. A wound or injury can be specifically targeted with red light application, whereas PEMF permeates the whole body beginning at the location of application.
Comparison: PEMF vs Red Light Therapy
Although PEMF and red-light therapy can increase the healing abilities of the body, they are differently effective. The cells can be compared to "rebooting" with PEMF; red light therapy tends to energize your cells to generate healing.
Both have the goal of optimizing the natural healing of your body, but in different pathways.
PEMF: This is especially ideal for the repair of deep tissues, chronic pain, and inflammation.
Red Light Therapy: Great for skin renewal and rejuvenation, muscle recovery, and repair, treating inflammation, and mood-boosting.
If you're struggling with joint or bone pain, you will probably find a preferential fit with a PEMF therapy mat. This treatment will induce healing on the deeper tissue level. If you are interested in improving skin health, or if you're working to decrease inflammation at the surface level, a red light therapy full body wrap would probably be your best bet.
Can They Be Used Together?
Absolutely! In fact, using them both can create a holistic healing environment for your body. For example, while PEMF might reduce inflammation and induce deep tissue healing, red light therapy would boost skin repair and elevate moods. Many users have found that integrating these therapies has helped them recover better from workouts or injuries and even fight off stress.
It is important to note that how you feel during a treatment is of utmost importance in determining what suits you best. We encourage everyone to pay attention to your specific health goals when considering these therapies. Both therapies would work well with deep, long-term healing and both are designed to be used on a regular (daily use is safe and expected! basis).
Final thoughts
Both PEMF therapy and Red-Light Therapy are very effective in the world of energy healing. They are non-invasive, and most customers report enjoying the warming sensations of both modalities (although both have options for little to no heat exposure while using them, depending on the setting). Both can be used while performing seated tasks such as watching television, working, reading, sleeping or talking on the phone.
Whether it is deep tissue recovery or skin rejuvenation, each has its benefits. PEMF therapy mat resets and recharges cells to boost mitochondrial function and reduce pain. Red light therapy increases ATP production for collagen production, skin healing, and muscle recovery therapy through increased ATP production via red light therapy.
In a world of high-tech, top-priority healing, these therapies offer natural means to rejuvenate your body. If you want more energy, less pain, and healthful skin, then PEMF and red light therapy are two fabulous additions to the wellness routine.
To learn more about these therapies and how they could help you, visit The Healtheory and see our PEMF mats and red light therapy body wraps.