THERAPEUTIC

EFFECTS OF
LOCAL TISSSUE
HEATING
[1] ENCOURAGEMENT OF HEALING HEAT

METABOLIC LOCAL
RATE BLOOD
CELL ACTIVITY
FLOW

IMPROVE
HEALING
[2] CONTROL OF INFECTION
HEAT
INCREASED VANT HOFF
BLOOD FLOW LAW

INCREASED INCREASED
WBC &
VIRAL
PLETLETS
GROWTH &
HELP IN REPLICATION
FIGHTING WITH
MICROORGANIS
MS
DRY HEATING e.g IR RADIATION ,
HOT AIR
DIMINISH BACTERIAL
COLONISATION CONTROL
SURFASE INFECTION

e.g.CHRONIC PARONYCHIA,
OTHER FUNGLE INFECTION
[3] REDUCTION OF MUSCLE
SPASM
HEATING
MUSCLE SPINDLE
AFFERENT NERVE
ENDING & GOLGI
TENDON ORGAN
INHIBITORY
INFLUENCE IS APPLIED
TO THE MOTOR NEURON

TO DIMINISH MUSCLE
EXCITATION
DECREASE MUSCLE
SPASM DECREASE
PAIN
 [4] SEDATIVE EFFECT
SKIN TEMPERATURE RISE JUST BEFORE SLEEP
SO THAT SEDATIVE EFFECT OF HEAT COULD
BE A REFLEX PHENOMENON

HEATING WARMTH COMFORT

FEELING OF WELLBEING RELAXATION
[5] INCREASED JOINT MOTION
INCREASED ANALGESIC EFFECT GREATER TOLERANCE OF
STRETCHING
DECREASED ALLOW
VISCOCITY OF TISSUE SYNOVIAL TISSUE INTERFACE TO
MOVE EASILY
HEAT
INCREASED COLLEGEN INCREASED COLLEGEN
EXTINSIBILITY EXTENCIBILITY
[6] PROPHYLAXIS OF PRESSURE SORE
HEAT
ON
PRESSURE AREAS
INCREASED
BLOOD FLOW
DECREASED
RISK OF SKIN BREAKDOWN

[VASODILATION EFFECT LASTS

30-60 MINS.]
[6] OEDEMA OF EXTRIMITIES
HEAT
WITH ELEVATION
WITH
INCRESED
DEPENDENT VASODILATION
EXTRIMITIES
INCREASED RATE
OF FLUID
INCREASED EXCHANGE
OEDEMA INCREASED
REABSORPTION
OF EXUDATE
 [7] SKIN DISEASE

FUNGLE INFECTION IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL

IN MOIST CONDITION

IR IS A USEFUL MODALITY IN DRYING THE MOIST

INFECTION
MODERATE HYPERTHERMIA HELP IN
HYPERPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE LIKE PSORIASIS
 [8] RELIEF OF PAIN
COLLEGEN FIBROUS TISSUE STRECH JT
EXTENSIBILITY STIFFNESS
VISCOCITY
CELLULAR HEALING REPAIR
ACTIVITY

LOCAL BLOOD FLOW

HEAT METABOLISM PRODUCT OF
DIALATION OF
METABOLISM
SMALL BLOOD
VESSELS MUSCLE SPASM PAIN
RELIEF
PROPRIOCEPTO
NERVE RS
STIMULATION
ANALGESIC EFFECT

CUTANIOUS
HEAT SEDATIVE EFFECT
RECEPTORS