Physiological and Practical Basis of CRET Therapy Applied On the Basis of the Latest Scientific Evidence
Type of programme
Specialization courses
Duration
between 17-04-2026 and 18-04-2026
Credits
1 ECTS
Price
€250.00 / ECTS x 1 = €250.00. *Prices corresponding to the 2025-2026 academic year.
Places
30
Campus
Physiological bases and practices of CRET therapy applied on the basis of the latest scientific evidence. (15 hrs)
Objectives:
- To understand the functioning, the bases, and the differences between CRET machines.
- To present the anatomical and physiological foundations of CRET therapy.
- To integrate scientific knowledge into clinical practice.
- To learn and integrate the use of this technology in different basic pathologies.
Aimed at:
- Graduates in Physiotherapy and students in the 3rd and 4th years of the Degree in Physiotherapy.
Facilities:
- Gyms at the UIC Barcelona Sant Cugat Campus (C/ Josep Trueta s/n, Sant Cugat del Vallès).
Teaching Staff or Coordinators
- Dr Jacobo Rodríguez
- Dr Carlos López
Programme:
Bases and Foundations of CRET Therapy
- - Concept of CRET and fundamental principles.
- - Resistive and capacitive (functioning and power differences).
- - Physiological effects.
- - Thermal and non-thermal effects (current flow, proliferation, and thermal effects).
- - Applications (injuries, performance, aesthetics, post-effort recovery).
The Equipment: Features and Functions
- - Basic features of the equipment.
- - Types of electrode (sizes, differences, hypothermal, without cream, fixed...).
- - What features should good equipment have?
- - Physical Principles.
- - Which parameters are used and what do they mean (V, Hz, A, W, impedance...)?
- - Accessories (hooks, invasive, bandaging, creams).
- - Indications and contraindications.
Pathologies and Protocols
- - Physiological mechanism of musculoskeletal tissue regeneration and repair.
- - Chronic and acute processes.
- - Protocol for chronic and acute tendinopathy.
- - Protocol for acute and chronic muscle rupture.
- - Protocol for ligament rupture (ankle sprain), acute and chronic.
- - Protocol for lumbar pain with irradiation.
- - Protocol for performance.
- - Protocol for post-effort recovery.