INDIBA /TECAR

How Does INDIBA Therapy Work?
INDIBA is an electromagnetic current which is delivered to the body via electrodes at a radiofrequency of 448kHz. This current gradually increases the treated tissue temperature. The temperature rise triggers the body’s natural regeneration, repair and defence responses. For the current frequency of 448 kHz other effects can also be obtained without heating the body’s tissues, demonstrated via molecular research; bio-stimulation.

Why 448kHz?
INDIBA invests a lot of resources on researching their technology to ensure the best results. During this research, a team at the highly recognized Spanish University Hospital Ramon y Cajal in Madrid (Dr Ubeda and team) have been looking into what happens to the body’s cells when INDIBA is applied. They have found that INDIBA’s 448kHz frequency is effective at stimulating stem cell proliferation and differentiating them. Normal healthy cells are not injured. It was also tested on certain types of cancer cells in vitro, where it was found that it decreased the number of these cells establishing, but not normal cells, so that it was safe to use in humans and, therefore, on animals as well.

What the main biological effects of INDIBA therapy?
Depending on the reached temperature, different effects are obtained:
At non-heating intensities, due to the effect of the unique 448kHz current, bio-stimulation occurs. This can help in the early stages of an injury by accelerating the body’s action. It can also help with pain relief and accelerate through the inflammatory pathway.At mild temperature increase the main action is vascularization, increasing deep blood flow delivering more oxygen and nutrients for repair. Muscle spasms reduce and there is a reduction in pain. Oedema can be dramatically reduced.At high temperatures there is a hyperactivation effect, which increases both deep blood flow volume and intensity (Kumaran & Watson 2017). In aesthetics the high tissue temperature may reduce wrinkles and fine lines as well as improve the appearance of cellulite.

Why INDIBA treatment may be of benefit?
During the treatment the therapist will use conductive media on the skin to conduct the current. It is completely painless, they use either a coated electrode called a capacitive which generates more superficial warmth or resistive which is a metal electrode, developing a deeper heat and targeting tissue deeper in the body. This is a pleasant treatment for both humans and animals receiving treatment.

How many sessions of INDIBA therapy are necessary?
This depends on the type of treatment. Chronic conditions normally need more sessions than acute conditions. It can vary from 2 or 3, to many more.

How long does INDIBA take to work?
This depends on what is being treated. In an acute injury the effects can be immediate, there is often a reduction in pain from the very first session even in chronic conditions.
In aesthetics some treatments, such as the face, can have results by the end of the very first session. With fat reduction results are seen over a couple of weeks, some people report a reduction in a couple of days.

How long do the effect last from an INDIBA therapy session?
The effects may last for a long time depending on the treatment session features. Often the result lasts longer once you have had a couple of sessions. For chronic Osteoarthritis pain, people have reported the effects lasting up to 3 months.Also the results of the aesthetic treatments can last up to several months later.

Are there any side effects to INDIBA therapy?
INDIBA therapy is innocuous to the body and very pleasant. However very sensitive skin or when very high temperatures are reached there can be some mild redness that will fade quite quickly and/or momentary tingling in the skin.

Can INDIBA help to speed my recovery from injury?
It is very likely that INDIBA will speed up recovery from injury. This is because of multiple actions on the body at different stages of healing. Bio-stimulation early on helps with the bio-chemical processes going on at a cellular level. When blood flow is increased the nutrients and oxygen it delivers helps healing take place, by introducing heat the bio-chemical reactions can be increased. All these things help the body to do its normal job of healing in a more efficient way and not stall at any stage.