Effects of the radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) on motor disorders: An integrative review

Frontiers in Medical Technology

Medical Technology

Vinícius Gomes Machado¹  Elisangela Ferretti Manffra¹  Ana Beatriz Sorgenfrei Brun² 

[1] Health Technology Graduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;Physiotherapy Under-Graduate Program, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil;

关键词: rehabilitation;    motor disorders;    radio electric fields;    electrophysiology;    neurophysiology;    endogenous bioelectric fields;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmedt.2023.1122245

 received in 2022-12-12, accepted in 2023-01-25,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionThe radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) is a technology that has the purpose of restoring the cellular polarity triggering the rebalancing of the endogenous bioelectric field, which considering the neurological dysfunctions, affects the neural communication mechanisms. The studies published so far show that the REAC neuromodulation technology has positive effects in treating these dysfunctions, with the principles of endogenous bioelectricity as a basis to achieve these effects.ObjectivesThis study aims to review the literature that explored the effects of REAC protocols on motor control and to identify which mechanisms would be involved.Materials and methodsThis integrative review considered studies that used REAC as a therapeutic intervention directed at human motor control and experimental research with animals that applied REAC to obtain effects related to motor behavior.ResultsTen articles were included, eight clinical and two experimental studies. The clinical studies used the neuro postural optimization (NPO) protocol in 473 patients, of which 53 were healthy subjects, 91 were Alzheimer's disease patients, 128 were patients with atypical swallowing, 12 subjects with neurological diseases, and 189 were without the specification of disease. The experimental studies used the antalgic neuromodulation and neurodegeneration protocols in animal models.ConclusionThe information integrated in this review made it possible to consider REAC technology a promising resource for treating motor control dysfunctions. It is possible to infer that the technology promotes functional optimization of neuronal circuits that may be related to more efficient strategies to perform motor tasks.

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