Electromagnetic therapy

Electromagnetic therapy
Other names	Electromagnetic field therapy
ICD-10-PCS	6A2
MeSH	D055909
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Electromagnetic therapy or electromagnetic field therapy is therapy involving the use of electromagnetic radiation to alter neuronal activity. ^[1] This subfield of neurotherapy uses medical devices, such as magnets or electromagnets to treat mental and physical health disorders in patients. ^[1]

Types include^{[ citation needed ]} :

• Bioelectromagnetics, the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes. ^[2]
• Electrotherapy, the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy in medicine; ^[3]
• Electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine), the use of electromagnetic radiation to treat disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking. ^[4]
• Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, or PEMF, the use of weak electromagnetic fields to initiate osteogenesis. ^[5]
• 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. ^[6]

See also

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

References

1. 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.
2. Malmivuo, Jaakko; Robert Plonsey (1994). Bioelectromagnetism : principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195058239.
3. 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)]
4. Luben, RA (1991). "Effects of low-energy electromagnetic fields (pulsed and DC) on membrane signal transduction processes in biological systems". Health Physics. 61 (1): 15–28. Bibcode:1991HeaPh..61...15L. doi:10.1097/00004032-199107000-00002. PMID   2061045.
5. Wang J, An Y, Li F, Li D, Jing D, Guo T, Luo E, Ma C (2014). "The Effects Of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field On The Functions Of Osteoblasts On Implant Surfaces With Different Topographies". Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Military Medical University. 10 (2): 975–85. doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2013.10.008. PMID   24140610.
6. Shi, Ruifeng; Wang, Zuxing; Yang, Dong; Hu, Yujie; Zhang, Zhongyang; Lan, Daotao; Su, Yihan; Wang, Yunqiong (2024-02-07). "Short-term and long-term efficacy of accelerated transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis". BMC Psychiatry. 24 (1): 109. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-05545-1 . ISSN   1471-244X. PMC   10851556 . PMID   38326789.