Termoterapia profunda y evidencia científica

Effect of diathermy on muscle temperature,electromyography, and mechanomyography. Muscle Nerve 38: 992–1004, 2008

Randomized Controlled Laboratory Trial

Diathermy treatments may decrease musculotendinous stiffness, but not
absolute strength or motor control strategies that influence force production.

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An evaluation of pulsed shortwave on knee osteoarthritis using radioleucoscintigraphy: a randomised, double blind, controlled trial. Joint Bone Spine 72 (2005) 150–155

Joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis, measured using radioleucoscintigraphy, was not altered significantly by pulsed shortwave, therefore this therapeutic modality has little or no anti-inflammatory effect on conditions such as osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Shortwave Diathermy and Prolonged Stretching Increase Hamstring Flexibility
More Than Prolonged Stretching Alone.J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2004;34:13-20.

randomized, counterbalanced 2×3×5 repeated-measures design

These results suggest that hamstring flexibility can be greatly improved when shortwave diathermy is used in conjunction with prolonged stretching

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Short-term Effectiveness of Hyperthermia for Supraspinatus Tendinopathy in Athletes: A Short-term Randomized Controlled Study. Am. J. Sports Med. 2006; 34; 1247

Hyperthermia at 434 MHz appears safe and effective in the short term for the management of supraspinatus tendinopathy.

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Therapeutic eVect of spa therapy and short wave therapy in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, single blind, controlled trial. Rheumatol Int (2007) 27:523–529

Our study demonstrated the superiority of arsenical ferruginous spa therapy compared to short wave therapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis

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A placebo controlled double blind trial to evaluate the effectiviness of pulsed short wave therapy for osteoarthritic hip and knee pain. Pain 1996 (67) 121-127

Any treatment effect on this patient population appears to have been largely placebo-mediated. No evidence was found therefore the specific effectiveness of pulsed short wave for treatment of osteoarthritic hip or knee pain.

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Effectiveness of Manual Therapy or Pulsed Shortwave Diathermy in Addition to Advice and Exercise for Neck Disorders: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial in Physical Therapy Clinics. Arthritis & Rheumatism (Arthritis Care & Research) Vol. 53, No. 2, April 15, 2005, pp 214–222

multicenter, 3-arm randomized controlled trial

The addition of pulsed shortwave or manual therapy to advice and exercise did not provide any additional benefits in the physical therapy treatment of neck disorders.

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