Ali Jan
Diabetic lower extremity ischemia (DLEI) causes approximately 90,000 leg amputations each year in the United States (Baser, Verpillat, Gabriel & Wang 2013). A review of the literature revealed that sufficient evidence exists to consider using pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy as a non-invasive curative modality that could prevent many of these amputations. However, the staggering number of leg amputations following lengthy episodes of ischemic deterioration suggests a lack of consensus as to the efficacy of PEMF (Mulder, Tenenhaus & D’Souza, 2014). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide an evidentiary basis for using PEMF therapy in a primary care setting to promote microvascular angiogenesis and thereby prevent skin ulceration.
