WHAT IS BEMER THERAPY?
BEMER, or bio-electrical magnetic energy regulation, is a non-invasive FDA Class II cleared medical device that temporarily increases local blood circulation. The innovative tool uses a patented pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) directed at the small blood vessels that make up 75% of your circulatory system. The pulsed energy stimulates vasomotion (pumping action) of these microvessels to improve circulation to the most remote areas of your body.
Increasing microcirculation can lead to better delivery of oxygen, better supply of nutrients, and better disposal of waste and toxins. BEMER therapy improves muscle and organ health and supports your body’s natural healing power.
Within our cells, we have small structures called mitochondria. Much like the photosynthesis process in plants, these structures soak up light and convert its energy into cellular fuel.
When red light shines through the body, it interacts with the mitochondria, stimulating the production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), which is the primary energy currency in our bodies.
So, increased ATP production means there’s more energy within each cell. A cell with high energy is better able to perform its specialized functions, repair itself, and replicate.
This process stimulates collagen production, improves blood circulation, and reduces inflammation, causing a ripple effect that enhances overall health and contributes to faster healing.
Due to its penetration range, red light is used in deep tissue treatments to promote muscle recovery, boost skin rejuvenation, and relieve pain, improving general well-being and physical performance.
For clients recovering from stroke, falls, cardiac issues and other serious setbacks, Galileo whole body vibration (WBV) therapy is nothing short of revolutionary. As more and more physical therapists bring Galileo devices into their practices, their clients are experiencing gains in muscle strength, postural control, balance and functional recovery for the activities of daily living.
Galileo therapy provides high repetition, voluntary and automatic side-alternating mechano-stimulation throughout the muscle chain in a short time. The result? Clients with neuromuscular limitations are achieving their recovery goals more quickly and with less injury risk than through standard therapies.
How does it work?
While Galileo devices reflect the state of the art in mechano-stimulation science, all of our research and technology works together based on a single, very simple principle: natural walking movement. When the user stands on the Galileo platform, its side-alternating movement pattern produces a stepping motion which, in turn, causes the pelvis to tilt back and forth as it does when walking, but more rapidly. To compensate for this, the body reacts with automatic, rhythmic, reflex-controlled muscle contractions over 12 Hz, alternating between the left and right side of the body.
Since these contractions are reflex-controlled, the user is not consciously activating the muscles. The contractions are triggered via the stretch reflex directly through the spinal cord when standing to mimic walking. Galileo devices are engineered to stimulate that same response through the nervous system automatically, and in a much more comfortable, organized way, literally causing the full muscle chain to contract and relax in the same pattern used for walking.
Galileo devices equipped with wobble variation allow gains to be even further accelerated. Since muscles adapt to continuous stimuli, wobble variation helps muscles “learn” more efficiently and effectively by altering neuromotor responses. Adding wobble variation to Galileo vibration therapy is shown to improve balance, coordination, range-of-motion and functional movement.