Heat wraps represent the most used thermotherapy methods over the last 2 decades as a self-administered practice for pain relief. A deep knowledge regarding their performance has become a priority within healthcare industry. However, the majority of the available studies have been focused on in vivo clinical performance, whereas a standardized, quantitative approach to evaluate and compare the various heat-wrap types against each other is lacking. An experimental methodology is proposed to carry out a comparative assessment between heat wraps in terms of their transient thermal behavior. A simple setup was developed to measure wrap/substrate interface temperature trend. The approach was validated by a preliminary infrared-thermography assessment and statistical analysis on the extensive dataset acquired on commercial heat-wrap types for low-back and neck pain relief. The heat-release trend was found to be qualitatively similar over all the investigated types, consisting of rapid growth, stationary phase, decay and end of the reactions. A set of parameters is also proposed to summarize heat-wrap thermal performance.

Evaluation of heat-wrap thermal transient behavior: The development of an experimental test procedure / Santangelo, Paolo Emilio; Santunione, Giulia; Muscio, Alberto. - (2019). (Intervento presentato al convegno XXIV Convegno A.I.P.T. tenutosi a Padua, Italy nel 21 settembre 2018).

Evaluation of heat-wrap thermal transient behavior: The development of an experimental test procedure

Santangelo, Paolo Emilio;Santunione, Giulia
;
Muscio, Alberto
2019

Abstract

Heat wraps represent the most used thermotherapy methods over the last 2 decades as a self-administered practice for pain relief. A deep knowledge regarding their performance has become a priority within healthcare industry. However, the majority of the available studies have been focused on in vivo clinical performance, whereas a standardized, quantitative approach to evaluate and compare the various heat-wrap types against each other is lacking. An experimental methodology is proposed to carry out a comparative assessment between heat wraps in terms of their transient thermal behavior. A simple setup was developed to measure wrap/substrate interface temperature trend. The approach was validated by a preliminary infrared-thermography assessment and statistical analysis on the extensive dataset acquired on commercial heat-wrap types for low-back and neck pain relief. The heat-release trend was found to be qualitatively similar over all the investigated types, consisting of rapid growth, stationary phase, decay and end of the reactions. A set of parameters is also proposed to summarize heat-wrap thermal performance.
2019
set-2019
XXIV Convegno A.I.P.T.
Padua, Italy
21 settembre 2018
Santangelo, Paolo Emilio; Santunione, Giulia; Muscio, Alberto
Evaluation of heat-wrap thermal transient behavior: The development of an experimental test procedure / Santangelo, Paolo Emilio; Santunione, Giulia; Muscio, Alberto. - (2019). (Intervento presentato al convegno XXIV Convegno A.I.P.T. tenutosi a Padua, Italy nel 21 settembre 2018).
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