What is ultrasound therapy?
Ultrasonic therapy is used to treat tissue injury under the skin surface by creating mechanical vibrations. It is assumed that heat is produced by pressing and continuous movement of the metal head of the ultrasonic machine through the skin in the area of injury or in the area affected by chronic health. The advantages of ultrasound are questioned by little scientific research that supports the demands on the successful treatment of individual therapists.
Mechanical vibrations create a sound that human beings can hear in a certain range, with vibrations above this level known as ultrasound. Ultrasonic waves pass through the metal head of the ultrasonic machine to pass the produced waves through the surface of the skin into the tissues. To complete successful ultrasonic therapy, the patient's skin is placed in the injury area to stop ultrasonic waves in scattering when it comes into contact with the air. Usually therapy last between three and five minutes repeats daily for rapid recovery from soft tissue damage and less frequentlyFor long -term health conditions.
The frequency may be changed during ultrasound therapy to ensure that mechanical vibrations reach the required tissues that are expected to be damaged. Higher ultrasonic frequencies are usually used to treat damaged tissues near the skin surface. Lower frequencies are used to pass the ultrasonic waves deep into the body tissues.
No specific theory has been proven why ultrasound therapy would promote healing and alleviate pain and stiffness in the affected area. One theory suggests that the production of vibrations in tissues under the skin warms up tissues in the damaged area under the skin to promote healing and increase blood flow through tissues. By increasing the production of collagenons damaged and surrounding tissues, the healing time is shortened and the amount of scar surrounding the injury is limited. It is assumed that the use of ultrasound reduces the chances of muscle spasm causingpain in an area surrounding damaged tissues.
The danger is also associated with ultrasound therapy, including long -term and short -term problems. In the short term, increased blood flow stimulated by ultrasonic waves can reduce recovery speed when applied soon after injury. Since blood flow increases in tissues, tumors and cancer tissues that are already present in the body are spreading using ultrasound therapy.