Health & Balance
Complementary Medicine - Energy Therapies
There are two types of energy therapies, both of which involve the use of energy fields. Biofield therapies are used to affect energy fields in and around the human body. Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies use electromagnetic fields to affect the body, such as those from magnets or electrical current.
- Acupuncture
- Healing touch
- Magnetic field therapy
- Reiki
- Therapeutic touch
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
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Last Updated:
October 26, 2009
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