Electromagnetic therapy

Electromagnetic therapy
Intervention
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.

See also

• Magnet therapy, use of static magnetic fields with the aim of treating disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking.