Hyperbaric Oxygen · Pressurized O2 Therapy
Pressurized oxygen with ~14 solid medical uses; the home soft-chamber wellness boom rests on far thinner evidence
Pressurized oxygen therapyFDA clears HBOT chambers as Class II devices via 510(k). UHMS lists ~14 to 17 approved indications (decompression sickness, CO poisoning, gas gangrene, radiation injury, diabetic foot ulcers, sudden hearing loss). Anti-aging, autism, long-COVID and sports recovery are off-label; FDA has warned that unproven uses can delay real care.
PEMF · Pulsed Magnetic Fields
Real clearances for stubborn fractures and spinal fusion; the glowing wellness mat is a different, weakly-supported product
Electromagnetic stimulationFDA cleared/approved ONLY for narrow uses: bone-growth stimulators for fracture nonunion (Class III PMA, 1979) and as a lumbar spinal-fusion adjunct; ActiPatch 510(k)-cleared 2017 for knee OA and plantar fasciitis. Consumer wellness mats (HealthyLine, Bemer) are at most FDA-listed, which is NOT clearance and certifies no efficacy.