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- The study investigates how capacitive-resistive electric transfer therapy affects temperature and current flow in muscles during rehabilitation for injuries.
- Five cryopreserved cadavers were tested with four different power interventions to assess temperature changes in muscle tissues at various depths.
- Results showed that high-power applications significantly increased muscle temperature more than low-power, suggesting potential benefits for muscle recovery in both acute and chronic injuries.
Article Abstract
Background: Capacitive-resistive electric transfer therapy is an interesting rehabilitation treatment to use in musculoskeletal injuries. The purpose is to analyze the temperature change and current flow in superficial and deep biceps femoris and quadriceps tissues when applying different protocols of capacitive-resistive electric transfer therapy.
Methods: Five cryopreserved cadavers (10 legs) were included in this study. Four interventions (high/low power) were performed for 5 minutes. Dynamic movements were performed to the biceps femoris and quadriceps. Superficial, middle, and deep temperature were recorded at 1-minute intervals and 5 minutes after the treatment using invasive temperature meters placed with ultrasound guidance.
Results: Low-power applications have generated a very low thermal effect and an important current flow. The high-power capacitive application achieves a greater increase in superficial temperature compared with low power (P < .001). The high-power resistive application recorded a greater increase in superficial, middle, and deep temperatures with a greater current flow compared with the other applications (P < .001).
Conclusion: This study could serve as basic science data to justify the acceleration of the processes of muscle recovery, improving cell proliferation without increasing the temperature in acute muscle injuries and increasing the temperature and viscoelasticity of the tissues in chronic processes with this therapy.
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