Tecar Therapy
What is TECAR Therapy?[edit | edit source]
TECAR© stands for the spanish acronym Tranferencia Electica CApacitiva Resistiva, meaning Capacitive Resistive Electric Transference. It is a diathermy (i.e. deep tissue thermotherapy) therapeutic modality, therefore it uses increases in local body tissue temperature, in combination with subthermal application to promote the body's healing response.[1]
TECAR© technology is non-ablative, non-invasive, using currents of high frequency, usually in the range between 300 KHz and 1 Mhz.
Common uses in physiotherapy[edit | edit source]
TECAR's main use in physiotherapy relates to the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal and pain disorders, and sport rehabilitation. [1]Some commonly treated conditions are:
- Acute or chronic injuries / inflammation
- Muscle spasms
- Joint pain
- Synovitis
- Tendinopathy
- Post-surgical
- Osteoarthritis
- Low back pain
There are also other areas that TECAR uses have been expanded such as pelvic health and physio-aesthetics, and veterinary rehabilitation.
Related studies[edit | edit source]
Data supporting the use of TECAR is still preliminary. The effectiveness of TECAR therapy in musculoskeletal conditions (low back pain, femur fracture, rotator cuff tendinopathy and delayed onset muscle soreness on the quadriceps) has been evaluated in a literature review supporting its exclusive or combined use. [2]
Clinical bottom line[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 TECAR therapy. Available from: https://tecartherapy.com/technology/ (accessed 5/6/2022)
- ↑ Ribeiro S., Henriques B., Cardoso R. The effectiveness of Tecar therapy in musculoskeletal disorders. Int J Public Health & Health Syst 2018; 3(5):77-83.
