Clinical Research Directory

The Effect of TECAR Therapy on Pain and Shoulder Function in Patients With Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy

Shoulder pain is one of the most common symptoms of musculoskeletal injuries; one-quarter of the general population and two-thirds of adults experience this problem at some point in their lives.Rotator cuff tendinopathy also presents as a significant socio-economic issue, affecting patients' functionality, sleep, quality of life, and work performance. TECAR therapy (Targeted Radiofrequency Therapy) is a relatively new physical therapy method. This technique aims to induce hyperthermia in deep tissues by transferring high-frequency electromagnetic energy via capacitive-resistive electric transfer (CRET). This study aims to directly compare TECAR-a relatively new treatment modality-with exercise, which is crucial in shoulder rehabilitation, by evaluating the effects of both treatments on pain reduction, shoulder function, and quality of life in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy.

TECAR Therapy and Chronic Low Back Pain

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy is more effective than traditional physiotherapy alone for reducing pain and functional disability and improving physical performance in adults with chronic low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce pain intensity compared with traditional physiotherapy alone? Does adding TECAR therapy to traditional physiotherapy reduce functional disability? Does adding TECAR therapy improve core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity? Participants will: Receive 12 treatment sessions of either traditional physiotherapy with TECAR therapy or traditional physiotherapy alone. Have their pain intensity and functional disability assessed before and after treatment. Have their core muscle endurance, back proprioception, back range of motion, and functional exercise capacity assessed before and after treatment.

Efficacy of Tecar Device With Exercises in Ankle Sprain

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in patients with acute ankle sprain. the main questions it aims to answer are: * Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on Pain? * Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on balance? * Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on proprioception? * Does there is a significant effect of applying TECAR therapy during active exercise after acute lateral ankle sprain on daily function? The patients will be randomly divided into two groups. The control group (A) will receive the conventional therapy which is ankle and subtalar ROM in a pain-free range, calf muscle stretch, ankle strengthening exercises against resistance bands in all directions, weight-bearing exercise, forward lunges, bilateral and unilateral squats, bilateral and unilateral heel raises against bodyweight resistance, and balance training. The experiment group (B) will receive conventional therapy with TECAR therapy application during active therapeutic exercises. Treatment will be for 4 weeks with 2 sessions per week. TECAR application will be 20 mins per session (10 mins capacitive and 10 mins resistive). To the best of the researchers' knowledge, no study has proved the effects of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises after an acute lateral ankle sprain has yet been done. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to prove if there an effect of applying TECAR therapy during active therapeutic exercises included in the conventional physiotherapy (PRICE with therapeutic exercises) and conventional physiotherapy alone on pain, ankle dynamic balance, proprioception, and daily function in subjects with an acute lateral ankle sprain.