Application of shortwave diathermy to lower limb increases arterial blood flow velocity and skin temperature in women: a randomized controlled trial.

"Conflicts of interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest."

"We would like to thank Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for granting a PhD scholarship and Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for the grants (2013/07227-0 and 2013/07732-7)."

"This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil (approval number 313.882/2013). All subjects signed an informed consent form. This trial was also prospectively registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov (# NCT01872117). The study was conducted between May 2013 and May 2015. The methods of this study were reported using the CONSORT statement. ☆: Clinical trial registration number: NCT01872117 - https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01872117"