Why skeletal muscle twitching happens with very high intensity pemf systems?
Thanks @TajD,
The answer is biophysics -
1 - Magnetic pulses induce electrical currents in conductors (basic physics)
2- The body is a conductor (basic biofluids)
3- Therefore, magnetic pulses will induce electric currents in the body (logical deduction)
4- High powered magnetic pulses will induce large currents (Maxwell’s Equations)
5- Muscle can be activated to twitch by the application of an electric current above a certain threshold (Luigi Galvani ca. 1890, and basic muscle electro-physiology)
6- Logical conclusion: Very high intensity PEMF systems induce muscle twitching because they emit very high intensity magnetic pulses, plus the logical steps listed above.
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My thoughts exactly!
Can you reverse the orientation of your coils to change the direction of the current flow and still get twitching? Is the muscle group twitching due to PEMF on motor neurons and/or muscle fibers? Is frequency also a factor of twitching? Does muscle twitching also depend on other factors like a source of potassium from injured cells?