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Electromagnetic therapy

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ICD-10-PCS
  
[1]

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.
  • References

    Electromagnetic therapy Wikipedia