Treatment Algorithms for Continuous Low-Level Heat Wrap Therapy for the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Italian Position Paper
Giuseppe Ventriglia, Massimiliano Franco, Alberto Magni, Fabrizio Gervasoni · 2024
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Giuseppe Ventriglia, Massimiliano Franco, Alberto Magni, and Fabrizio Gervasoni write shared treatment plans for heat wrap therapy against muscle and joint pain, in a 2024 Italian position paper. Such pain spans bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments, and most of it is handled in primary care. Gentle, steady heat has won recognition for chronic cases.
A four-expert board drafted algorithms for three hotspots: neck and shoulder, the back, and other sites. For neck pain tied to spasm or posture, heat may ease contractures but should not run long. For low back pain, the top cause of disability worldwide, heat joins exercise and manual therapy in the plan. The paper aims to make heat a prescribed tool with rules, not a folk afterthought.
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| CREATOR | Giuseppe Ventriglia, Massimiliano Franco, Alberto Magni, Fabrizio Gervasoni |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |