Magnetic therapy using PEMF has been approved by the FDA for specific conditions, including treatment of fractures that do not heal with standard medical treatment and post-operative pain and edema in superficial soft tissues. For severe migraines, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder, the FDA has approved a specific type of magnetic therapy known as transcranial magnetic stimulation, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate brain cells. The use of FDA-approved magnetic therapy for these conditions is considered conventional medicine and is beyond the scope of this fact sheet.