毛巾包裹層數對於蠟療產生皮膚溫度變化的影響

Effect of Folded Towel Layers on Skin Temperature during Paraffin Baths

吳育儒(Yu-Zu Wu) ； 李志偉(Chih-Wei Lee) ； 施教諭(Chiao-Yu Shih) ； 黃千惠(Chien-Hui Huang)

《物理治療》 36卷1期 (2011/03) Pp. 20-28

摘要

Background and Purpose: Paraffin bath is a superficial, moist heat. After brief immersion in the paraffin bath, the treated area is often wrapped in towel (s) to decrease heat loss. In clinic, however, the layers of the folded towel have not been well established. In this study, the effect of the folded towel layers on the skin surface temperature was investigated. Methods: Sixteen healthy volunteers (eight females and eight males) participated in this study. The subjects submerged the right hand in the paraffin bath 10 times with a 4-minute interval to permit a layer of paraffin to solidify. The right hand was covered with a plastic sheet and wrapped in one or three layers of towel for about 16 minutes. The temperatures at the skin surface and the most outer layer of the folded towel were recorded with a sampling rate of 1 Hz using digital thermometer and infrared thermography, respectively. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the mean skin temperature between one and three layers of folded towel for each minute during a 16-minute paraffin application (p＞0.05), whereas the mean temperature at the most outer layer of the folded towel could reach the significant level (p＜0.05). In the first minute of paraffin application, the skin temperature could reach the maximum level of 43.2±1.3℃ and 43.7±0.9℃ for one and three layers of towel, respectively. In addition, the skin temperatures dropped below 40℃ from the 3rd minutes regardless the folded towel layers. Conclusion: Paraffin bath-induced skin temperature changes could not be affected by the folded towel layers.

關鍵字

蠟療 ； 毛巾層數 ； 皮膚溫度

並列摘要

Background and Purpose: Paraffin bath is a superficial, moist heat. After brief immersion in the paraffin bath, the treated area is often wrapped in towel (s) to decrease heat loss. In clinic, however, the layers of the folded towel have not been well established. In this study, the effect of the folded towel layers on the skin surface temperature was investigated. Methods: Sixteen healthy volunteers (eight females and eight males) participated in this study. The subjects submerged the right hand in the paraffin bath 10 times with a 4-minute interval to permit a layer of paraffin to solidify. The right hand was covered with a plastic sheet and wrapped in one or three layers of towel for about 16 minutes. The temperatures at the skin surface and the most outer layer of the folded towel were recorded with a sampling rate of 1 Hz using digital thermometer and infrared thermography, respectively. Results: There were no statistically significant differences in the mean skin temperature between one and three layers of folded towel for each minute during a 16-minute paraffin application (p＞0.05), whereas the mean temperature at the most outer layer of the folded towel could reach the significant level (p＜0.05). In the first minute of paraffin application, the skin temperature could reach the maximum level of 43.2±1.3℃ and 43.7±0.9℃ for one and three layers of towel, respectively. In addition, the skin temperatures dropped below 40℃ from the 3rd minutes regardless the folded towel layers. Conclusion: Paraffin bath-induced skin temperature changes could not be affected by the folded towel layers.

並列關鍵字

Paraffin baths ； Towel layers ； Skin temperature