000087777 001__ 87777 000087777 005__ 20210902121632.0 000087777 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1186/s12891-020-3072-4 000087777 0248_ $$2sideral$$a116000 000087777 037__ $$aART-2020-116000 000087777 041__ $$aeng 000087777 100__ $$aLópez de Celis, Carlos 000087777 245__ $$aThermal and non-thermal effects off capacitive-resistive electric transfer application on the achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius muscle: a cadaveric study 000087777 260__ $$c2020 000087777 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000087777 5203_ $$aBackground Calf muscle strain and Achilles tendon injuries are common in many sports. For the treatment of muscular and tendinous injuries, one of the newer approaches in sports medicine is capacitive-resistive electric transfer therapy. Our objective was to analyze this in vitro, using invasive temperature measurements in cadaveric specimens. Methods A cross-sectional study designed with five fresh frozen cadavers (10 legs) were included in this study. Four interventions (capacitive and resistive modes; low- and high-power) was performed for 5¿min each by a diathermy “T-Plus” device. Achilles tendon, musculotendinous junction and superficial temperatures were recorded at 1-min intervals and 5¿min after treatment. Results With the low-power capacitive protocol, at 5¿min, there was a 25.21% increase in superficial temperature, a 17.50% increase in Achilles tendon temperature and an 11.27% increase in musculotendinous junction temperature, with a current flow of 0.039 A¿±¿0.02. With the low-power resistive protocol, there was a 1.14% increase in superficial temperature, a 28.13% increase in Achilles tendon temperature and an 11.67% increase in musculotendinous junction temperature at 5¿min, with a current flow of 0.063 A¿±¿0.02. With the high-power capacitive protocol there was an 88.52% increase in superficial temperature, a 53.35% increase in Achilles tendon temperature and a 39.30% increase in musculotendinous junction temperature at 5¿min, with a current flow of 0.095 A¿±¿0.03. With the high-power resistive protocol, there was a 21.34% increase in superficial temperature, a 109.70% increase in Achilles tendon temperature and an 81.49% increase in musculotendinous junction temperature at 5¿min, with a current flow of 0.120 A¿±¿0.03. Conclusion The low-power protocols resulted in only a very slight thermal effect at the Achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction, but current flow was observed. The high-power protocols resulted in a greater temperature increase at the Achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction and a greater current flow than the low-power protocols. The high-power resistive protocol gave the greatest increase in Achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction temperature. Capacitive treatments (low- and high-power) achieved a greater increase in superficial temperature. 000087777 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000087777 590__ $$a2.362$$b2020 000087777 591__ $$aORTHOPEDICS$$b41 / 82 = 0.5$$c2020$$dQ2$$eT2 000087777 591__ $$aRHEUMATOLOGY$$b29 / 34 = 0.853$$c2020$$dQ4$$eT3 000087777 592__ $$a0.836$$b2020 000087777 593__ $$aRheumatology$$c2020$$dQ2 000087777 593__ $$aOrthopedics and Sports Medicine$$c2020$$dQ2 000087777 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000087777 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7667-2178$$aHidalgo García, César$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000087777 700__ $$aPérez Bellmunt, Albert 000087777 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3472-072X$$aFanlo Mazas, Pablo$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000087777 700__ $$aGonzález Rueda, Vanessa 000087777 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3583-5206$$aTricás Moreno, José Miguel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000087777 700__ $$aOrtiz, Sara 000087777 700__ $$aRodríguez Sanz, Jacobo 000087777 7102_ $$11006$$2413$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Fisioterapia 000087777 773__ $$g21 (2020), 46 [8 pp.]$$pBMC Musculoskelet. Disord.$$tBMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS$$x1471-2474 000087777 8564_ $$s2233825$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87777/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000087777 8564_ $$s49283$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87777/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000087777 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:87777$$particulos$$pdriver 000087777 951__ $$a2021-09-02-08:53:56 000087777 980__ $$aARTICLE