Transferencia de calor por tres tipos de compresas calientes y su implicación en la flexibilidad en la región lumbar: ensayo clínico aleatorio y controlado
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El empleo de compresas calientes es muy utilizado por la termoterapia superficial como forma de aumentar la flexibilidad muscular. Pero son pocas las informaciones sobre sus efectos, cuando asociadas a otras intervenciones terapéuticas, en la flexibilidad de la región lumbar. Este estudio tiene el objeto de comparar los efectos de la aplicación de tres tipos distintos de compresas calientas en la flexibilidad de la región lumbar en estudiantes saludables. Fueron tres sesiones de quince minutos de calor superficial aplicadas a través de compresas calientes (compresa húmeda, compresa de semillas y compresa de gel) en la región lumbar de estos participantes. Se registraban cada cinco minutos la temperatura de la compresa y de la región lumbar y la existencia de eritema. Se empleó la prueba de Schober realizada antes de la primera y después de la última sesión. Tras quince minutos de tratamiento, la compresa de semillas presentó una temperatura final mayor. En este mismo periodo, la menor temperatura lumbar la registró la compresa de gel. El tratamiento con tres tipos de compresas aumentó la existencia de eritema y el significativo aumento de la flexibilidad de la región lumbar, evaluado por la prueba de Schober. Diferencias significativas ocurrieron con el empleo de los tres tipos de compresas calientes sobre la flexibilidad de la región lumbar. La compresa húmeda caliente tuvo una transferencia de calor para la región lumbar mayor, por lo que aumentó más la flexibilidad de la región evaluada.Descargas
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