RegentK and Physiotherapy—Electrodermal Mapping

Medicines

Gerhard Litscher²  Daniela Litscher²  Michael Ofner¹  Ingrid Gaischek² 

[1] Department of Sports Physiology, University of Vienna, Auf der Schmelz 6, 1150 Vienna, Austria; E-Mail:;Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, and TCM Research Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria; E-Mails:

关键词: RegentK;    Khalifa therapy;    physiotherapy;    anterior cruciate ligament;    electrical skin resistance;    electrodermal mapping;   

DOI  :  10.3390/medicines1010022

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Within this study, a new system which measures and analyzes electrical skin impedance in 48 channels within a 2.5 × 3.5 cm matrix is used in rehabilitation medicine for the first time.

Electrodermal activity was measured in 20 patients before and after two different non-surgical treatments of a completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The first treatment, RegentK, was developed by Mohamed Khalifa, the second is a standard physiotherapy.

The patients in the two groups were age-matched, and all demographic data showed no significant differences. It was interesting that electrodermal activity was significantly decreased only after RegentK.

We conclude that not only local effects of pressure application are responsible for these results, rather as yet unknown neurovegetative mechanisms have to be taken into consideration.

【 授权许可】

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