Capenergy C 50 User Manual page 64

Type of tissue treated
The temperature perceived by the client in the manual capacitive mode depends
either on the parameters described before or on the type of the tissue located
immediately below the area where the electrodes are applied. The richer the deep
tissues are in liquids and electrolytes, the faster and the more marked the
temperature increase will be in equality of all the other parameters.
CAPENERGY devices is an instrument which, by means of a displacement current of
internal charges, can cause an increase of the endogenous temperature in function of
previously determined parameters. On the other hand, there are clinical situations
where it is not indicated to provoke such thermic increase. The analgesic, anti-
inflammatory and regenerative effect is present nevertheless, even when the internal
temperature is not increased.
b) Manual operating mode with direct coupling (RESISTIVE)
'Direct coupling' or RESISTIVE mode refers to the application of CIM with metal non
insulated electrodes (without an interposed dielectric). The activating mechanism of
this accessory, determined by the inversion of the current's polarity, produces a faster
and more intense temperature increase in tissues that are not rich in water and
electrolytes (bone tissue and adipose tissue to be precise).
This application mode seems thus more indicated in combination with the capacitive
manual option for those pathologies that affect the fore-mentioned tissues.
Differences between the resistive and manual capacitive operating
mode
- DIRECTIONALITY: Given that the active electrode is not insulated, a smaller
concentration is produced in the area immediately below the active electrode that
takes on a directional aspect and is transported by the passive electrode (return
plate). Consequently, a displacement current of the charges is produced and a
temperature increase is generated inside the body. In other words, the main
difference resides in the special attention paid to the positioning of the return
electrode, which directs the impulses generated by the active electrode. For
example, when treating a lumbosciatic syndrome caused by a L-5 S-1 discopathy
with pain irradiation towards the heel, the return plate will be placed underneath
the foot, while the active plate will be applied in the lumbosacral area.
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