Definition of Thermotherapy. Meaning of Thermotherapy. Synonyms of Thermotherapy

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Definition of Thermotherapy

Thermotherapy
Thermotherapy Ther`mo*ther"a*py, n. [Thermo- + therapy.] (Med.) Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.

Meaning of Thermotherapy from wikipedia

- Heat therapy, also called thermotherapy, is the use of heat in therapy, such as for pain relief and health. It can take the form of a hot cloth, hot water...
- composite physiologic method comprising hydrotherapy, phototherapy, thermotherapy, electrotherapy, mechanotherapy, dietetics, physical culture, cold-air...
- Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) is one of a number of effective and safe procedures used in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms...
- Microwave thermotherapy is a type of treatment in which body tissue is heated by microwave irradiation to damage and kill cancer cells or to make cancer...
- lesions in various organs, which is called laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy. The main applications currently involve the reduction of benign thyroid...
- surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation therapy. Laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT), or interstitial laser photocoagulation, uses lasers to treat...
- the prostate Radical retropubic prostatectomy Transurethral microwave thermotherapy Transurethral needle ablation of the prostate Brachytherapy Prostate...
- transurethral needle ablation of the prostate and transurethral microwave thermotherapy. These outpatient procedures may be followed by the insertion of a temporary...
- PMC 9942938. PMID 27007113. Brosseau L, Yonge KA, Tugwell P (2003). "Thermotherapy for treatment of osteoarthritis". The Cochrane Database of Systematic...
- these procedures, with data out to five years. Transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) was originally approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration...