Does the Application of Tecar Therapy Affect Temperature and Perfusion of Skin and Muscle Microcirculation? A Pilot Feasibility Study on Healthy Subjects

• Published in: The journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 147 - 153
• Main Authors: Clijsen, Ron, Leoni, Diego, Schneebeli, Alessandro, Cescon, Corrado, Soldini, Emiliano, Li, Lihui, Barbero, Marco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 01.02.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Diathermy - methods; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Feasibility Studies; Female; Forearm - blood supply; Forearm - radiation effects; Humans; Laser-Doppler Flowmetry; Male; Microcirculation - physiology; Middle Aged; Muscle, Skeletal - blood supply; Muscle, Skeletal - radiation effects; Original Articles; Perfusion Imaging; Physical Therapy Modalities; Pilot Projects; Regional Blood Flow - physiology; Skin - blood supply; Skin - radiation effects; Skin Temperature - physiology; Skin Temperature - radiation effects; perfusion imaging; laser speckle contrast imaging; skin temperature; physical therapy modality; regional blood flow; diathermy

Background: Tecar therapy (TT) is an endogenous thermotherapy used to generate warming up of superficial and deep tissues. TT capability to affect the blood flow is commonly considered to be the primary mechanism to promote tissue healing processes. Despite some preliminary evidence about its clinic...