TECAR Therapy

TECAR therapy is a form of combined contact diathermy and electrotherapy. It is a medical practice that applies electromagnetic energy to biological tissue. Diathermy is an extremely effective therapeutic technique and when combined with other therapies, it can extend the benefits of treatment

The heat-induced vasodilation increases the exchange of substances resulting in drainage of the inflamed area and an influx of reparative cells. TECAR therapy uses high-frequency currents for the bio-stimulation of tissue with different resistivity.

We can summarise the benefits of diathermy in five main points:

1. Fast-onset analgesic effect - related to bio-stimulation and the endogenous thermal component that reduces the ability to perceive and transmit pain and via its

stimulation of endorphin production.

2. Rapid and medium onset anti-inflammatory effect - bio-stimulation promotes

endogenous healing processes.

3. Bio-stimulating effect - the supply of energy and micro-vascularisation and deep

vascularisation promote both healing processes and the supply of nutrients. They also

promote the drainage of catabolites by normalising cellular biological processes.

4. Myorelaxant effect - the maximum effect is obtained in a moderately hyperthermic

or hyperthermic treatment, which triggers a direct viscosity-reducing effect at the

muscular level. It also promotes deep vascularisation and normalisation of biological

processes.

5. Restores vascularisation - it is mainly related to the endogenous hyperthermic effect. It elevates the blood flow in the treatment areas, increasing the volume of the

available capillary bed, thus favouring the optimisation of endogenous metabolic

processes.