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Electromagnetic therapy
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, 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.