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Capacitive and Resistive Electric Transfer Therapy: A Comparison of Operating Methods in Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain.
Barassi, Giovanni; Mariani, Chiara; Supplizi, Marco; Prosperi, Loris; Di Simone, Edoardo; Marinucci, Celeste; Pellegrino, Raffaello; Guglielmi, Vito; Younes, Alì; Di Iorio, Angelo.
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  • Barassi G; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy. coordftgb@unich.it.
  • Mariani C; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Supplizi M; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Prosperi L; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Di Simone E; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Marinucci C; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Pellegrino R; Antalgic Mini-invasive and Rehab-Outpatients Unit, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Guglielmi V; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Younes A; Center for Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation and Reeducation (Ce.Fi.R.R.), venue "G. d'Annnunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
  • Di Iorio A; Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, "G. d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti, Italy.
Adv Exp Med Biol ; 1375: 39-46, 2022.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35147930
ABSTRACT
Capacitive and resistive electric transfer (TECAR) modes of therapy use radiant energy to generate endogenous heat and are used for musculoskeletal disorders for their analgesic, decontracting, and elasticizing properties. While the capacitive mode is supposed to interact with soft tissues, the resistive mode interacts more with hard tissues. This study aims to investigate whether the successive order of the two modes during their application could make a difference concerning the outcome. The study included 40 patients affected by chronic non-specific low back pain. Patients were assessed using algometry, before and immediately after the therapeutic intervention, and thermal imaging, before, immediately after, and then 30 and 60 min after the intervention. Each patient had two TECAR interventions on different days of a total of 20 min each, with a resistive followed by capacitive mode and conversely, capacitive followed by resistive mode. The capacitive mode alternated with the resistive mode by 10 min during either intervention. Results showed that the effects consisting of temporary increases in the superficial temperature of the lower back and pressure pain threshold were alike for both interventions. We conclude that TECAR therapy reduces low back pain regardless of the operative mode adopted, with only an insignificant advantage when starting the sequence from the resistive application.
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Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Dolor de la Región Lumbar / Dolor Crónico Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Adv Exp Med Biol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia

Texto completo: 1 Bases de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Dolor de la Región Lumbar / Dolor Crónico Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Adv Exp Med Biol Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia