FORT LAUDERDALE, FL -- The best kept secret in healthcare has arrived and is on the verge of
revolutionizing the practice of medicine. Perhaps you, like millions of others, suffer with back, neck, or joint pain due to either trauma or arthritis, and are fed-up with the potentially harmful pill-mill you are currently stuck on. If you or someone you know is frustrated by a painful condition, and sick of being over-medicated or just searching for a more natural alternative, you must consider the following. I am excited to announce the addition of a major, novel, innovative, high-tech therapy that is based on nature and proven to be safe and effective at curing (eliminating or getting rid of?) pain. It is called PULSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD (PEMF) THERAPY and we at the DOWNTOWN CHIROPRACTIC & ORTHOTIC CENTER (DCOC) are proud to introduce it to the region. We are only one of a handful of physicians in Florida and across the country currently utilizing this breakthrough energy medicine which gives new meaning to the phrase "recharging your batteries". Don't just take my word for the powerful wellness and healing produced by PEMF therapy. 

Is it NOT some mystical New Age-y thing. Look into it yourself and discover an amazing amount of positive worldwide credible scientific research touting its wide array of health benefits which include promoting the healing of joint pain, injuries, wounds, fractures, depression, etc. While this high-tech therapy may be considered a "best kept secret" here in the U.S., it is popular in Europe where it has been utilized for decades and is recognized as a "Certified Medical Device". There are currently over 1 million users/day worldwide!.
The recent enthusiastic endorsement of PEMF therapy by television's renowned medical physician, Dr. Mehmet Oz, on his 11/16/2011-"Dr. Oz Show" has, and will continue to serve to boost its usage. As more and more physicians and patients experience its ability to promote healing and cure pain I predict its use will grow exponentially.

It must be stressed that PEMF therapy has nothing to do with static magnets, those worn on the body and proven to not provide a health benefit. Rather, the benefit of PEMF therapy is distinguished by applying to the body a moving magnetic energy field within the biologically friendly low ranges that earth naturally produces. In essence, the same science and technology of magnetic resonance stimulation used by MRI's to image the body is how PEMF therapy works. It has been a revelation to learn that like air, water, sun, and gravity exposure, Earth's naturally produced PEMF is a necessary ingredient for life to thrive. The human body is electrical, and all biological functions (including energy production) are based on the movement and exchange of electrochemical charges electrolytes) within and through the cells.
PEMF therapy, by effectively emulating Earth's biologically friendly magnetic energy field, serves to charge all 75 trillion cells of the body by inducing resonance and ionic exchange. PEMF therapy actually works by empowering and spark-plugging the body's innate ability to heal itself.
As a chiropractic physician practicing for some 30 years, treating thousands of patients with muscleskeletal pain and injuries, I can attest to PEMF therapy's powerful pain reducing, healing and wellness impact.

The clinically gratifying results of this natural and extremely safe – with the only contraindications being pregnancy, epilepsy, and embedded electrical devices-therapy have made me a passionate advocate of this revolutionary approach to health. In our clinic we administer PEMF therapy utilizing the most advanced high-tech system currently available on the market called iMRS, short for Intelligent Magnetic Resonance Stimulation. The iMRS system is produced by Mediconsult, the industry and world market leader with its U.S. branch conveniently located in Fort Lauderdale. This device is versatile with different sized applicators, from a whole body mat to a more focused pillow or probe. I encourage everyone to enlighten themselves to the potential powerful health benefit of PEMF therapy, especially those searching for an alternative to the potentially harmful pain-pill mills. Even people scheduled for any (and always) potentially risky muscle-skeletal surgery should consider this natural healing option first. One could say we at the DCOC are leading the push into the future of innovative healthcare by bringing PEMF therapy to wider use and attention one patient at a time. We encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have regarding this amazing therapy.

Technological innovation is allowing us to track ourselves like never before. Software applications 
(apps) are available that can enable our mobile computers (tablets or smartphones) to explore and 
inform us of our intimate body functions thus changing the meaning of the phrase “know thyself”. By probing our personal biology, these so called “healthcare apps “ or “wellness apps (W@apps)”, are serving to satisfy the uniquely human drive to understand one’s self and ultimately empower ownership of one’s self. 

 Currently health-tracking apps are able to accurately monitor such physiological data as blood 
pressure, heart rate variability (HRV), electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, sleep patterns, etc. and apparently technology companies are driven to innovate more. In short, body trekking apps are gradually converting the mobile devices we carry into our personal health laboratories; able to access and collect in real-time our personal biological data. Apparently being made self-aware of our biological data is serving to transform the practice of medicine to a more consumer driven model where people take greater control of their health, wellness or treatment. 

 To better understand how healthcare apps are empowering people to take more responsible  ownership of themselves and revolutionizing health, watch the following segment of Rock Center with Brian Williams, which aired on 01/24/13 & featured renowned Cardiologist, Dr. Eric Topol . Dr. Topol, director of the esteemed Scripps Translational Science Institute is an enthusiastic advocate for the use of digital medical apps and a major proponent of consumer driven healthcare.

The world leading developer of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) technology, Swiss Bionic 
Solutions, Inc., creator of the most popular PEMF device, the iMRS, is continuing to innovate by 
introducing the Omnium 1 iMRS. Omnium 1 is the first portable/wireless android-based tablet that 
comes pre-loaded with the software app of PEMF therapy. This novel PEMF platform also possesses 
the capacity to download what is referred to as Wellness applications (W@pps) enabling users to non-invasively monitor their blood pressure, blood sugar, heart rate variability, EEG, ECG, & more. The manufacturer refers to Omnium 1’s biofeedback surveillance ability as Comprehensive Health Interface (CHI-System)

 The Omnium 1 is unrivaled as a whole body wellness device for its ability to provide energy 
medicine (PEMF therapy) while concurrently collecting health-tracking data (W@apps) to essentially 
prove its own health enhancing therapeutic effectiveness. The result of this unique technological 
ability to interface with and collect personal physiological data (CHI-system) allows the Omnium 1 to in effect behave as one’s own portable biological research laboratory proving and enabling a more profound ownership of one’s self.

©Dr. Glen Bobker 2014

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A recent study, by the prestigious Mayo Clinic, revealed the alarming statistic that 7 of 10 (70%) of
Americans are on at least one prescription drug; with more than 50% taking at least two. These researchers found painkillers to be the third most prescribed class of medication.
This study was limited to evaluating only the use of prescription medications and did not include the prevalence of over-the-counter (non-prescription) drugs taken for common aches and pains. Certainly, if we factored in the use of the popular “go to” non-prescription pain pills often taken for recurrent headaches, backaches, arthritis, menstrual cramps, etc.; it would not be a stretch to conclude that the use of painkillers is epidemic. Condemnation of the chemical or pharmacological approach to treat pain is growing as recent studies by government agencies (FDA & CDC) and a medical journal (The Lancet) reveal that America’s over reliance on pain drugs can cause serious problems – including death! Such moribund side effects have prompted public health experts to suggest that those who depend on painkillers “may want to explore alternative pain management methods.” A safe, innovative and efficacious alternative for those stuck on the pain pill mill can be found in the energy medicine approach - Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy.

The advantages of the pain relief provided by PEMF Therapy over the conventional pain pill are that it can heal (not just mask) pain, is non- toxic, and able to be focused (with use of pillow or probe applicator) to treat local pain. The following summaries of recent N.Y. Times articles all attest to the serious health risks and admonish the dangers of pain medications:
1. According to “federal data”, “painkillers now take the lives of more Americans than heroin and
cocaine combined, and since 2008, drug-induced deaths have outstripped those from traffic accidents."
2. As reported in the scholarly medical journal, The Lancet (May,2013),…”people who take high doses” of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the common “go to” non prescription “pain relievers like ibuprofen and naproxen… increase their risk of cardiovascular trouble “ (heart attack, heart failure and stroke) “by as much as a third.” It is also noted that gastrointestinal ulcers, liver & kidney damage, and high blood pressure are well-established potentially life threatening side effects attributed to NSAID dependence.
3. Federal data revealed that “narcotic pain killers, or opioids, are now the most widely prescribed class of medications in the U.S.” with “prescriptions for the strongest…increased nearly fourfold over the past decade.” This is because their use has broadened to treat chronic recurrent pain “from back injuries, headaches, arthritis, and …fibromyalgia.” Despite the “increasing evidence, however, that such drugs along with being widely abused are often ineffective in treating long term pain and can have serious consequences particularly when used in high doses.”
4. Analysis of federal data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (C.D.C.)
revealed that “6,631 women died of opioid overdoses in 2010, compared with 10,020 men.” The
author calls prescription painkiller “addiction” a “quite lethal”, “national epidemic"
With such compelling findings, no wonder so many of those around the globe who depend on the relief provided by the chemically toxic pain pill are switching to the novel, non-toxic, pain healing Energy Medicine of PEMF Therapy. Science has unequivocally proven that, like all matter, we are composed of atoms and sub-atomic charged particles (electrons, protons…) and all our biological systems (nervous, muscle-skeletal, endocrine…) are energetically powered by the movement and interaction of charged atoms (ions) and polar molecules. It is common knowledge that the body’s innate ability to heal and express health is governed fundamentally by its bioelectric nature or bioenergetics.

PEMF Therapy represents a revolutionary paradigm shift from the pharmacological or biochemical treatment for pain to the more fundamental energetic model of quantum physics (biophysics) to cure pain. Its analgesic effect is in the form of an invisible moving wave-like electromagnetic force field which actually radiates through clothes and the body like ‘the wind through the trees’. The frequency of the energy waves of PEMF Therapy produce an electromotive effect (magnetic resonance) on our cells (cellular resonance) which can be likened to a ‘molecular massage’; oscillating, vibrating, and moving charged atoms and polar molecules. By serving to enhance the body’s bioelectric health, PEMF Therapy actually jump starts and fortifies the body’s inherent ability to self-heal and express health. Some PEMF devices have gained FDA approval to treat fractures, pain, and depression and have even earned the designation of a Certified Medical Device in Europe, where it is popular. While therapeutically powerful, PEMF devices (like the world’s leading iMRS) are deemed safe enough be purchased directly, without a prescription, for home use. Those who suffer with chronic/recurrent pain from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, autoimmune deceases, etc., are notably and safely helped by regular inhome application of PEMF Therapy. Its scientifically demonstrated effectiveness has made it an appealing modality for both the conventional and alternative medicine practitioner. PEMF Therapy’s popularity is growing exponentially as more and more long-term pain sufferers are enlightened to the health dangers caused by pain medication overutilization or abuse. Those who are stuck on the potentially harmful pain pill mill and searching for the safe and effective analgesic alternative should heed the call of television’s influential medical doctor, Mehmet Oz, in his 11/16/2011 show endorsing PEMF Therapy, calling it a “revolutionary cure for pain” that “will change the practice of medicine."



REFERENCES
1. http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2013-rst/7543.html
2. Tavernise, Sabrina. “F.D.A. Likely to Add Limits on Painkillers”. N.Y. Times, 01/25/2013
3. Rabin Caryn, Roni. “The Heart Perils of Pain Relievers”. N.Y. Times, 06/17/2013
4. Meier, Barry. “Profiting From Pain”. N.Y. Times, 06/22/2013
5. Tavernise, Sabrina. “Sharp Rise in Women’s Deaths From Overdose of Painkillers”. N.Y. Times,
07/02/2013

©Dr. Glen Bobker 2014

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A major advantage of owning Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Therapy in the home is that all members of the family, including those with 4 legs and tails, can share in the ability to achieve better health. I am often reminded of the surprise and wonder I felt when questioning a satisfied home user as to her husband's response to regular iMRS PEMF Therapy. "He's great!" she said, "But the dog...!" She proceeded to relate the story of how their aged dog's health had inadvertently been rejuvenated by her husband's iMRS PEMF Therapy. She explained that the dog would automatically lie between her husband's legs while he applied the whole body mat, thereby providing both with a therapeutic dose of PEMF Therapy. Miraculously, after a "couple of weeks" of regular use, their small dog had regained the previously lost ability to jump up onto the couch and climb the stairs! Not being a pet owner myself, I was both taken aback and amused by this story. I have since been entertained by many more testimonials of PEMF Therapy's rewarding health effects on pets. In fact, it is common to hear comments like - "I can't keep my cat/dog off the mat, they "are attracted to it", they "love it" or they "fall asleep on it." Some home users have even texted me photos of their pets relaxing/sleeping on the PEMF mat.


While humans and pets are genetically different species, biologically they share much in common. Humans, dogs, cats, horses, and cattle are mammals and all possess analogous organ and neuromuscular systems. This biological similarity is the reason that most knowledge of efficacious medical therapies/modalities (i.e., drugs, surgeries, PEMF, etc.), commonly applied to benefit humans has been attained through small animal research/testing. A testament to PEMF Therapy's ability to effectively promote the health and healing of pets is the fact that much of what we have learned about its ability to enhance human health was first discovered via small animal research. The placebo effect does not exist in the non-human animal world, thus adding scientific credibility and validity to PEMF's health enhancing impact on the small animals tested.

PEMF Therapy's biological effects are broad, deep seated and similarly impact all life forms (cross-species) because it works on a cellular level. This can be attributed to life being an organized collection of cells. Cellular vitality or ability to express health is energetically dependent upon the movement/flow of charged atoms (electrolytes like Na+, K+, Ca+, Mg+, etc.) and polar molecules (amino acids, H2O, etc.) within the cell, along with their exchange into and out of the cells. The science of biophysics has proven that nature/earth-based PEMF works to improve cellular health through inducing this cellular resonance. The wellness effects of PEMF Therapy are therefore common to all living cells, whether animal (fauna) or vegetable (flora).


The scientifically established health benefits of PEMF Therapy commonly produced in all animals are: 1) Reduces Pain & Inflammation, 2) Accelerates Healing, 3) Improves Energy (ATP) Production, 4) Improves Sleep, 5) Improves Circulation, 6) Improves Immunity, 7) Increases Cellular Regeneration, 8) Increases Cellular Detoxification... Upon investigation, it turns out that PEMF Therapy has a long standing history of use in veterinary medicine and is prevalently used for horses (i.e., iMRS Fauna) and small animals (pets) as a drugless alternative to speed healing and relieve arthritic pain.The fundamental bioelectric nature of pets and humans is the common thread that binds their biology and is responsible for PEMF Therapy's ability to improve the health of both. Other than walking or jogging together, I can't think of another shared activity which can have such profound health benefits for both human and pet alike.