PHYSICAL THERAPY IN GENERAL SURGERY
Arnold S. Jackson, M.D. · 1935
Medical use of electromagnetic therapies in 1935 proves EMF biological activity has been recognized for nearly a century.
Plain English Summary
This 1935 medical journal examined the use of electromagnetic therapies in surgical practice, including electrotherapy, diathermy, and ultraviolet treatments. The research documented how electromagnetic fields were being applied as therapeutic tools in general surgery during the early 20th century. This work provides historical context for understanding how electromagnetic energy has long been recognized as biologically active.
Why This Matters
This 1935 study represents a fascinating piece of medical history that directly contradicts modern claims that electromagnetic fields have no biological effects. Surgeons nearly a century ago were already using electromagnetic energy therapeutically because they understood it could produce measurable biological responses in human tissue. The fact that diathermy, electrotherapy, and other EMF-based treatments were standard surgical tools demonstrates that the medical profession has long recognized electromagnetic fields as biologically active.
What makes this particularly relevant today is the stark contrast with current regulatory positions that dismiss EMF health effects. If electromagnetic fields were truly biologically inert, as some claim, these therapeutic applications would never have worked. The reality is that medicine has a century-long history of harnessing electromagnetic energy precisely because it produces predictable biological effects in human tissue.
Exposure Information
Specific exposure levels were not quantified in this study.
Show BibTeX
@article{physical_therapy_in_general_surgery_g5701,
author = {Arnold S. Jackson and M.D.},
title = {PHYSICAL THERAPY IN GENERAL SURGERY},
year = {1935},
}