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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Effects of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) on Muscular Strength, Functional Performance and Depressive Symptoms in Elderly Adults with Sarcopenia: A Short-Term Intervention.

Patrícia Sardinha Leonardo, Alberto Souza Sá Filho, Pedro Augusto Inacio, Paulo Ricardo França, Vicente Aprigliano, Fernando Teixeira, Michel Monteiro Macedo, Douglas Farias Fonseca, Pedro Sardinha Leonardo Lopes-Martins, Gustavo De Conti Teixeira Costa and 1 more

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Article in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Patrícia Sardinha LeonardoFaculty of Medicine, Redentor University Center-AFYA, Avenida Presidente Dutra, nº 1155-Cidade Nova, Itaperuna 28300-000, RJ, Brazil.
Alberto Souza Sá FilhoGraduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9434-4231
Pedro Augusto InacioGraduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9354-1460
Paulo Ricardo FrançaFaculty of Medicine, Redentor University Center-AFYA, Avenida Presidente Dutra, nº 1155-Cidade Nova, Itaperuna 28300-000, RJ, Brazil.
Vicente ApriglianoEscuela de Ingeniería de Construcción y Transporte, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Avda Brasil 2147, Valparaíso 2362804, Chile.ORCID 0000-0002-7285-2742
Fernando TeixeiraGraduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.
Michel Monteiro MacedoFaculty of Medicine, Redentor University Center-AFYA, Avenida Presidente Dutra, nº 1155-Cidade Nova, Itaperuna 28300-000, RJ, Brazil.
Douglas Farias FonsecaGraduate Program, Evangelical University of Goiás (UniEVANGÉLICA), Anápolis 75083-515, GO, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0005-8395-7434
Pedro Sardinha Leonardo Lopes-MartinsFaculty of Medicine, Redentor University Center-AFYA, Avenida Presidente Dutra, nº 1155-Cidade Nova, Itaperuna 28300-000, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0007-8548-3150
Gustavo De Conti Teixeira CostaFaculdade de Educação Física e Dança-FEFD, Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG-Campus Samambaia), Goiânia 74690-900, GO, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-0911-8753
Rodrigo Alvaro Brandão Lopes-MartinsFaculty of Medicine, Redentor University Center-AFYA, Avenida Presidente Dutra, nº 1155-Cidade Nova, Itaperuna 28300-000, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-4533-1335

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the benefits of resistance training in mitigating sarcopenia, adherence among frail older adults is often limited by osteoarticular pain, comorbidities, and logistical barriers. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy has emerged as a potential alternative. However, evidence regarding its effects on functional and psychological parameters remains scarce.

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agingmuscle functionPEMFPulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy

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PMID40724613
PMCPMC12300015

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