Body tissue and skin treatment method using pulsing heating pad and topical cream

Abstract

A body tissue treatment system comprising a heating device and a topical cream comprises controlled, non-burning heat exhibiting greater temperature fluctuation than a conventional heating device. At high temperature settings, the heating elements fluctuate widely between a relatively high maximum and low minimum to produce periods of intense heat input into the skin followed by sufficient cooling to prevent burning of the skin. Such application of intense heat to the skin, for short periods in which temperatures reach their peaks, relaxes musculature surrounding the injured area and significantly improves blood flow, skin permeability, and sweat gland openness in the area, which allows the topical cream to more readily penetrate skin and/or injured body tissues. While the skin temperature rises and falls to some extent in response to the heating device, the intense heating periods are believed to cause such high blood flow and consequent heat transfer away from the skin surface that the skin temperature does not rise to the extent of being damaged or burned.

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