The incidences of painful conditions are increasing, especially with an aging population and the rise in obesity. According to the American Academy of Pain Medicine Pain (AAPM, 2018), pain has more sufferers, over 100 million individuals per year, than other major diseases combined, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Pain has caused innumerable suffering to countless individuals and has impacted their lives in profound ways. Understanding an individual’s experience of pain relief will potentially raise awareness and promote the exploration of holistic therapeutic approaches for patients in pain. The theoretical grounding for this study was Watson’s (2018) theory of human caring, which is based on a foundation of holistic healing incorporating mind, emotional body, physical body, and spirit for treatment of pain. The mind/body connection was a foundation of the holistic theoretical framework for this study. This exploratory descriptive research study focused on the experience of individuals using the Micro-Pulse, PEMF, for pain relief. Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) is a holistic modality used for various ailments. The pain and narcotics cycle contributes to the opioid epidemic.
Continuation of medications for these painful conditions often causes dependence and addiction. Pain is conventionally treated with pharmaceuticals, primarily narcotics. Pain, on a worldwide scale, remains ineffectively treated and alternative solutions for managing pain are needed. There are many detrimental effects of pain including decreased ability to work, depression, isolation, increased pharmaceutical use, and addiction.
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