Electromagnetic therapy

{{Short description|Therapies using magnetism}}

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Electromagnetic therapy or electromagnetic field therapy is therapy involving the use of electromagnetic radiation to alter neuronal activity.Val Danilov I (2023). "The Origin of Natural Neurostimulation: A Narrative Review of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Techniques." OBM Neurobiology 2024; 8(4): 260; https://doi:10.21926/obm.neurobiol.2404260.

This subfield of neurotherapy uses medical devices, such as magnets or electromagnets to treat mental and physical health disorders in patients.

Types include{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} :

• Bioelectromagnetics, the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes.{{cite book|last=Malmivuo|first=Jaakko|author2=Robert Plonsey |title=Bioelectromagnetism : principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields|year=1994|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York|isbn=978-0195058239}}
• Electrotherapy, the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy in medicine;Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, "The IEEE standard dictionary of electrical and electronics terms". 6th ed. New York, N.Y., Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, c1997. IEEE Std 100-1996. {{ISBN|1-55937-833-6}} [ed. Standards Coordinating Committee 10, Terms and Definitions; Jane Radatz, (chair)]
• Electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine), the use of electromagnetic radiation to treat disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking.{{cite journal|

pmid=2061045|

year=1991|

last1=Luben|

first1=RA|

title=Effects of low-energy electromagnetic fields (pulsed and DC) on membrane signal transduction processes in biological systems|

volume=61|

issue=1|

pages=15–28|

journal=Health Physics|

doi=10.1097/00004032-199107000-00002 |

bibcode=1991HeaPh..61...15L}}

• Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, or PEMF, the use of weak electromagnetic fields to initiate osteogenesis.{{cite journal | url=http://lemuriatechnologies.com/component/joomgalaxy/Entry-Detail/48-The%20effects%20of%20pulsed%20electromagnetic%20field%20on%20the%20functions%20of%20osteoblasts%20on%20implant%20surfaces%20with%20different%20topographies.?lang=en | title=The Effects Of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field On The Functions Of Osteoblasts On Implant Surfaces With Different Topographies. |vauthors=Wang J, An Y, Li F, Li D, Jing D, Guo T, Luo E, Ma C | journal=Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Military Medical University| year=2014 | volume=10 | issue=2 | pages=975–85 | doi=10.1016/j.actbio.2013.10.008 | pmid=24140610 }}
• Alternating electric field therapy, also known as "Tumor Treating Fields", the use of electric fields as an anti-mitotic therapy for cancer patients.
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive, widely approved therapy that uses magnetic fields to stimulate specific areas of the brain to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other neurological and psychiatric conditions, especially in patients who do not respond to medication, with strong clinical evidence supporting its effectiveness.{{Cite journal |last1=Shi |first1=Ruifeng |last2=Wang |first2=Zuxing |last3=Yang |first3=Dong |last4=Hu |first4=Yujie |last5=Zhang |first5=Zhongyang |last6=Lan |first6=Daotao |last7=Su |first7=Yihan |last8=Wang |first8=Yunqiong |date=2024-02-07 |title=Short-term and long-term efficacy of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=BMC Psychiatry |volume=24 |issue=1 |pages=109 |doi=10.1186/s12888-024-05545-1 |doi-access=free |issn=1471-244X |pmc=10851556 |pmid=38326789}}