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Electrical & Magnetic

PEMF, TENS, EMS, and nerve stimulation

2 devices. None rests on strong human evidence. Ordered with the best evidenced first.

2 devices in Electrical & Magnetic

TENS

Evidence grade 3 of 5, Mixed. Read how the Atlas grades evidence.

TENS · Electrical Pain-Gating Therapy

Skin-surface electrical stimulation that aims to dampen pain signaling; mechanism is well grounded, clinical results vary

Electroanalgesia deviceFDA Class II under 21 CFR 882.5890; cleared via 510(k). Available both over-the-counter (general and arthritis pain) and by prescription. New units clear on substantial equivalence, usually without fresh efficacy trials.

PEMF Therapy

Evidence grade 2 of 5, Thin. Read how the Atlas grades evidence.

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.