A Unique Electrical Thermal Stimulation System Comparable to Moxibustion of Subcutaneous Tissue

Figure 4

Schematic electric thermal stimulation template protocol. The protocol included ON periods, when high-frequency thermal stimulation was applied, and OFF periods without thermal stimulation; each phase initiates immediately after the previous concludes. The protocol comprised (1) steady temperature increase by shortening the ON period relative to the OFF period, (2) rapid temperature increase by lengthening the ON period, (3) consistent temperature by maintaining equal ON/OFF periods, (4) slow temperature decrease by shortening the ON period relative to the OFF period, and (5) rapid temperature decrease by lengthening the OFF period.