Tecar therapy unit TB-RF11

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Diathermy, better known as Tecar therapy (an acronym for Capacitive and Resistive Energy Transfer), is a therapeutic technique that uses an electric current with frequencies in the MF (Medium Frequencies) radio band. It transfers energy in depth, through the tissues of the human body, triggering a biostimulating effect. This is a therapy that is carried out in a medical practice, usually by a physiotherapist, on patients with a variety of pathologies, requiring rehabilitation, sports and also aesthetic treatment. The very first applications of diathermy, limited to the development of endogenous heat, date back to 1939, when William Beaumont developed the first instrument capable of generating heat endogenously, thus coining the term “diathermy”. The name has Greek origins, literally meaning “heat through”. Tecar therapy specifically, and diathermy in its broadest and technically correct sense, was patented in 1995. This year represents a milestone in the study and application of this technique in the therapeutic field. TECAR technology is non-ablative, non-invasive, using currents of high frequency, usually in the 448Khz. It can work in two modes of energy transfer: Capacitive mode: affects tissues with higher electrolytic content (soft tissues and muscles) Resistive mode: affects tissues with higher resistance (joint, bone, tendon) How Does TECAR Therapy work? Have you ever hit your knee really hard and then rubbed it to make the pain go away? The pain doesn’t actually go away. What happens is the surrounding nerves are stimulated by the friction and the pain signal from your knee gets confused.