t consists of applying heat to the patient's body for therapeutic purposes. A temperature higher than the physiological temperature of the body (36.5°C - 37.2°C) should be applied.

The thermal sensitivity of the patient must be taken into account; the heat we apply should be intense but always pleasant during its application. Some of the benefits of thermotherapy include: Vasodilatory effect, which promotes tissue nutrition and cellular oxygenation, decrease in blood pressure caused by vasodilation, muscle relaxation, reduction of inflammation, increase in respiratory rate (tachypnea), stimulation of the immune system and promotion of tissue repair processes.

When is thermotherapy recommended?

• Muscle contractures
• Muscle spasms
• Rheumatic pathologies
• Menstrual pain
• Chronic and/or acute inflammatory processes
• Bursitis
• Peripheral circulation disorders
• Fibromyalgia
• Hypertonia