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Naturopathy
Published in Anil K. Sharma, Raj K. Keservani, Surya Prakash Gautam, Herbal Product Development, 2020
Bhushan R. Rane, Sandip A. Tadavi, Raj K. Keserwani
Cold application is a diagram on the ground that with the helpful use of any substance, the body expels heat, thereby prompting debilitated tissue temperature. Cold application declines the tissue blood stream rate by causing vasoconstriction and lessens tissue digestion, oxygen usage, and irritation to muscles. Topical cold treatment tumbles down the temperature of the skin and basic tissues to a profundity of 2–4 cm, diminishing the enactment limit of tissue nociceptors and the conduction speed or speed of the nerve signals. This outcome in a nearby analgesic impact called neuropraxia. Thermotherapy is the restorative utilization of any substances to the body that adds warmth to the body bringing about expanded tissue temperature.
The Musculoskeletal System and Its Disorders
Published in Walter F. Stanaszek, Mary J. Stanaszek, Robert J. Holt, Steven Strauss, Understanding Medical Terms, 2020
Walter F. Stanaszek, Mary J. Stanaszek, Robert J. Holt, Steven Strauss
Traditionally less utilized treatment approaches for musculoskeletal disorders of all types include relaxation therapy, thermotherapy, kerotherapy, massotherapy, naprapathy, electrotherapy, fangotherapy, fomentation, diathermy, and crenotherapy.
Gold Nanoparticles as Promising Agents for Cancer Therapy
Published in Hala Gali-Muhtasib, Racha Chouaib, Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems for Cancer Treatment, 2020
Nadine Karaki, Hassan Hajj Ali, Assem El Kak
Thermotherapy is an invasive technique, which uses hyperthermia, i.e. a small rise in tumor temperature between 41–47°C for tens of minutes. Such condition will cause irreversible damage to the cells due to denaturing of proteins and/or destruction of cell membranes generated by photothermal agents to destroy cancer cells. The heating sources can come from radiation (infrared, radio frequency, and microwaves) and ultrasounds [102].
Effects of capacitive and resistive electric transfer and hot pack interventions on the autonomic nervous system in young women
Published in Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine, 2022
Haruna Matsushita, Momoko Nagai- Tanima, Tomoki Aoyama, Masatoshi Nakamura
Thermotherapy is physical therapy that uses heat stimulation. Thermotherapy improves blood flow and metabolic rate by increasing the temperature of tissues, promoting tissue healing, increasing tissue extensibility, and reducing pain (Hurley and Bearne 2008; Nakagawa et al. 2017). Thermotherapy can be divided into surface thermotherapy, which includes hot packs and paraffin baths, and deep thermotherapy, which includes ultrasound and ultrashort waves and capacitive and resistive electric transfer intervention (Cret; Hayashi 2004). There are various types of deep thermotherapy, each with different objectives and contraindications. Among them, Cret, which can effectively heat the deep interior of the body, has attracted attention in recent years. Cret warms deep within the body in a non-invasive manner and treats damage to the musculoskeletal system (Lopez-de-celis et al. 2020).
Clinically feasible and prospective immunotherapeutic interventions in multidirectional comprehensive treatment of cancer
Published in Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy, 2021
Victor I. Seledtsov, Alexei von Delwig
Hyperthermia (thermal therapy or thermotherapy) protocols are subdivided into local, regional, and whole-body treatment methods. Application of elevated temperatures was shown to stimulate local immune responses at the targeted tumor site, as well as to enhance general immune reactivity. Hyperthermia can also increase DCs proliferation, maturation, and presentation of Ags to adaptive immune cells, as well as furnish direct stimulatory effects on adaptive immune cells. Moreover, NK cells are also activated by hyperthermia to exhibit elevated cytotoxicity and recruitment to tumor sites [140]. Molecular mechanisms underlying anti-tumor effects of hyperthermia involve: (i) increased trafficking of immune cells across tumor vascular barrier to access tumors and immune organs; (ii) activation of Ag-presenting cells and adaptive immune cells; and (iii) generation of Hsp70, Hsp90, and Hsp27 [140,141]. It is important that moderate immunostimulatory thermotherapy (39.5–40.5ºС) is not associated with serious side effects. Anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy combined with radiotherapy and hyperthermia was shown in a recent study to enhance anti-tumor reactivity [140]. We envisage that further studies will undoubtfully reveal novel productive combinations allowing to synergize hyperthermia, as an adjunct to immunotherapy, to achieve maximum anti-tumor protection.
The use of contrast therapy in soft tissue injury management and post-exercise recovery: a scoping review
Published in Physical Therapy Reviews, 2021
Olivia Greenhalgh, Jill Alexander, Jim Richards, James Selfe, Chris McCarthy
With athletes often having limited time between training and competition, their ability to recover quickly is becoming increasingly important [1]. Contrast therapy is a widely used rehabilitation method for soft tissue injury and post-exercise recovery, despite a lack of research in the field to support its use. Contrast therapy is the alternation of heat (thermotherapy) and cold therapy (cryotherapy) [2]. Contrast water therapy (CWT) and cold/hot packs are commonly used modalities of contrast therapy. CWT, alternating hot-water immersion (HWI) and cold-water immersion (CWI), is achieved through full/partial immersion in hot and cold baths/showers in sporting settings to aid recovery. Evidence to support the use of CWT as a recovery strategy has mainly been based upon anecdotal reports [3]. Separately, the therapeutic benefits of thermotherapy include an increase in blood flow, metabolism, connective tissue elasticity and pain relief [4]. Cryotherapy aims to reduce tissue temperature, perceived pain, cell metabolism, nerve conduction velocity and swelling [5]. Despite a general consensus within the literature of the main therapeutic effects of cryotherapy and thermotherapy separately, the physiological basis of contrast therapy is not fully understood.