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Electromagnetic therapy
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Electromagnetic therapy | |
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Other names | Electromagnetic field therapy |
ICD-10-PCS | 6A2 |
MeSH | D055909 |
Electromagnetic therapy or electromagnetic field therapy refers to therapy involving the use of magnets or electromagnets.
Types include :
- Bioelectromagnetics, the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes.
- Electrotherapy, the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy in medicine;
- Electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine), the use of electromagnetic radiation to treat disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking.
- Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, or PEMF, the use of weak electromagnetic fields to initiate osteogenesis.
- Alternating electric field therapy, also known as "Tumor Treating Fields", the use of electric fields as an anti-mitotic therapy for cancer patients.
See also
- Magnet therapy, use of static magnetic fields with the aim of treating disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking.