Tecar

Category: Practical

  • Ankle

    Ankle

    Tecar to the ankle ligaments (ATFL): Tecar to the ankle joint:

  • Lower Leg

    Lower Leg

    Tecar for the calf muscles: Tecar for shin splints: Tecar for tibialis posterior:

  • Hip

    Hip

    Tecar for piriformis syndrome: Tecar to the hip for bursitis or GTPS:

  • Upper Leg

    Upper Leg

    Tecar for Ilio tibial band syndrome or ITB syndrome: Tecar to the quadriceps muscles: Tecar to the hamstrings:

  • Elbow

    Tecar for Tennis or Golfer’s elbow also known as lateral or medial epicondylitis:

  • Upper Arm

    Upper Arm

    Treatment to the biceps tendon (often done whilst also doing the anterior shoulder:

  • Wrist

    Wrist

    Tecar is commonly used in the wrist for several conditions: Carpal tunnel syndrome: Bursitis:

  • Elbow

    Elbow

    The use of short wave for heat on chronic lateral epicondilitis (tennis elbow) has been studied most recently by Babaei-Ghazani A, et al. (2020) who in a randomised control trial found that: “Adding continuous short wave diathermy to a specific regimen of exercises, reduces pain and improves function in patients suffering from chronic lateral epicondylitis more…

  • Shoulder

    Shoulder

    Tecarpuls is commonly used in various shoulder problems. It’s most common use in in chronic shoulder problems where heating of the tissues is not an issue. In a recent study Kim et al. (2019) treated patients with at least 1 month of shoulder pain with RF they found a reduction in pain and improved function…

  • Neck Pain

    Neck Pain

    RF is best considered an adjunct within the treatment of neck pain. Foley et al. 1990 found that RF in ‘chronic’ neck pain provided significant pain reduction and improvement in ROM (this can be seen in real time in most patients). They compared low level RF to a placebo treatment. The video below shows Tecarpuls…