87777 20210902121632.0 doi 10.1186/s12891-020-3072-4 sideral 116000 ART-2020-116000 eng López de Celis, Carlos Thermal and non-thermal effects off capacitive-resistive electric transfer application on the achilles tendon and musculotendinous junction of the gastrocnemius muscle: a cadaveric study 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Background 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 2.362 2020 ORTHOPEDICS 41 / 82 = 0.5 2020 Q2 T2 RHEUMATOLOGY 29 / 34 = 0.853 2020 Q4 T3 0.836 2020 Rheumatology 2020 Q2 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2020 Q2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Hidalgo García, César Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-7667-2178 Pérez Bellmunt, Albert Fanlo Mazas, Pablo Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3472-072X González Rueda, Vanessa Tricás Moreno, José Miguel Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-3583-5206 Ortiz, Sara Rodríguez Sanz, Jacobo 1006 413 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Fisioterapia 21 (2020), 46 [8 pp.] BMC Musculoskelet. Disord. BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS 1471-2474 2233825 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87777/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 49283 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/87777/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:87777 articulos driver 2021-09-02-08:53:56 ARTICLE