Litscher Gerhard, Litscher Daniela, Ofner Michael, Gaischek Ingrid, Malliga Daniela-Eugenia
Research Unit for Complementary and Integrative Laser Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Research Unit of Biomedical Engineering in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 29, 8036 Graz, Austria.
Medicines (Basel). 2014 Jul 16;1(1):12-21. doi: 10.3390/medicines1010012.
Acute skin surface temperature effects on the knee were investigated after a manual therapy developed by Mohamed Khalifa (RegentK) compared to standard physiotherapy in patients with completely ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Twenty patients participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to group A (receiving RegentK) or group B (physiotherapy). Each group consisted of 10 patients. Temperature values were registered on four spots (three on the knee, one on the foot) of the injured and the healthy leg (control). Skin temperature increased significantly after RegentK on all sites of the injured leg, but after physiotherapy only the measurement spots on the knee showed significant increases. After RegentK the temperature had also increased significantly on the control leg, whereas in group B, the results were not significant. Experimental and clinical testing of technical equipment, e.g., infrared thermography, for ACL injuries is important for a better understanding of the different physiological/pathophysiological mechanisms underlying different therapy approaches.
在患有完全断裂前交叉韧带（ACL）的患者中，将穆罕默德·哈利法（RegentK）开发的一种手法治疗与标准物理治疗相比较，研究了急性皮肤表面温度对膝盖的影响。20名患者参与了这项研究。他们被随机分为A组（接受RegentK治疗）或B组（物理治疗）。每组由10名患者组成。在受伤腿和健康腿（对照）的四个部位（膝盖上三个，脚上一个）记录温度值。RegentK治疗后，受伤腿所有部位的皮肤温度均显著升高，但物理治疗后仅膝盖上的测量部位显示出显著升高。RegentK治疗后，对照腿的温度也显著升高，而在B组中，结果不显著。对ACL损伤的技术设备（如红外热成像）进行实验和临床测试，对于更好地理解不同治疗方法背后的不同生理/病理生理机制很重要。
