“Tecnical aspects and functioning principles of Tecar ® system”

TheTecartherapy,introducedinItalyforseveralyears,isthelatestresultofresearchinphysiotherapy.Appliedinosteoarticulardiseasesandmusculoskeletalrehabilitation,reducesrecoverytimeandpain.Itstimulatesenergyintotissues,triggeringearlynaturalanti-inflammatoryandrepairprocessesthroughamechanismofhightechnologythatcreatesastrongstimulationatthecellularlevel,increasestheinternaltemperatureandactivatescirculation.Thesefeatures,whichgaveverysatisfactoryresultsintrauma,ledtheresearchinotherareas,includinggnathology,inwhichtheTecar®systemisusedascomplementarytherapyinthetreatmentofsomeTMDs DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS: Theideaof transferringpowertothedamagedtissueiscommontomanyphysicaltherapytreatmentsthatarebasedonenergyradiation.Modeofenergytransfer,bytheway,distinguishestheTecartherapy:nomoreenergyradiationfromoutside,butuseofendogenousenergy,whichisrealizedthroughtherecall,inareatobetreated,ofelectricalchargeslocatedintissuesintheformofions.Thismechanismcreatesastrongstimulationatthecellularlevel,activatescirculation,increasestheinternaltemperatureandtriggersearlyphysiologicalmechanisms.Theflowofchargesinvolvesincreasedmicrocirulation,vasodilationinthetreateddistrictandlocaltemperatureincreasing.Thevasodilationcausesincreasedexchangesofsubstances,increaseddrainageofinflamedsite,removalofwasteanddebris,improvinglocaltissueperfusionandincreasedinfluìofcellsinvolvedinhealingprocess. Tecartherapyshows,therefore,innovativefeaturessucas: •Transferofbiocompatibileenergy,activeonthethresholdofthecellularandsubcellularmetabolism; •Specificactionbasedonthetypeoftissue(muscleorfibroconnettivale)connectedtothedualcapacitiveorresisitivemodeofuse; •Therapeuticeffectonusuallyunresponsivetissuestotheirfibroticnature. Tecar®UnibellHCR 701 withcapacitive and resistive electrodes Capacitive and resisitivemode ofenergytransfer