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Electromagnetic therapyorelectromagnetic field therapy refers to therapy involving the use of magnetsorelectromagnets.^{[citation needed]}

Electromagnetic therapy
Other names	Electromagnetic field therapy
ICD-10-PCS	6A2
MeSH	D055909
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Types include^{[citation needed]} :

Bioelectromagnetics, the study of how electromagnetic fields interact with and influence biological processes.^[1]
Electrotherapy, the use of electrical or electromagnetic energy in medicine;^[2]
Electromagnetic therapy (alternative medicine), the use of electromagnetic radiation to treat disease. Evidence of efficacy is lacking.^[3]
Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy, or PEMF, the use of weak electromagnetic fields to initiate osteogenesis.^[4]
Alternating electric field therapy, also known as "Tumor Treating Fields", the use of electric fields as an anti-mitotic therapy for cancer patients.

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^ Malmivuo, Jaakko; Robert Plonsey (1994). Bioelectromagnetism : principles and applications of bioelectric and biomagnetic fields. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195058239.

^ 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)]

^ 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. doi:10.1097/00004032-199107000-00002. PMID 2061045.

^ 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.

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