How to Use Ultrasound to Heal From Injury
Ultrasound is very commonly used in occupational therapy, physical therapy and sports therapy to heal almost all of the sports injuries. Therapeutic ultrasound paces up the recovery process by making use of high frequency sound waves, creating thermal and cavitational effects on the place of injury that is being healed. There are several other ways to treat injuries as well, but with time and results ultrasound therapy has proved to be more effective. There are a number of methods to use ultrasound to heal from injuries sustained while playing sports or other kinds of physical activities.
Instructions
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Consult your medical doctor
Get in touch with your physical therapist and discuss your sporting injury before anything else. This is important as you cannot know which ultrasound can treat you, unless you have a report of your diagnosis. Tell your doctor about any contra signs you possess that would discourage you from getting ultrasound treatments. On the other hand, you may not feel the periostial pain that would suggest that the treatment should be discontinued, if you encounter nerve damage or suffer from reduced sensation. Your physician will know what is best to treat your injuries, so it is better to leave it to him. -
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Ask the physician about the treatment
Check with the therapist of which type of ultrasound therapy will you be getting. Continuous and pulse ultrasound start by putting into effect high frequency sound waves in your body at a frequency that will go through tissue, reflect off bone and get right into ligaments, fascia and tendons. The two types have not so similar effects, but both are used to heal a lot of sports and other injuries. Keep regular meetings with the doctor and ask him to check your situation on a weekly basis. -
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How to treat bursitis and tendinitis?
Pulse ultrasound can heal conditions with inflammations like tendinitis and bursitis. This type of therapy is effective in cavitation, can transmit vibrations that stimulate cell membranes, causing a speedy recovery. The sound waves that are transmitted cause friction when they go through muscle fiber, which as a consequence creates heat in the injured area. After that, the body raises blood circulation to the injured place and cools it, and due to the speedy blood flow the treatment works more efficiently. However, it is important to be aware of when to discontinue the treatment because excess ultrasound waves are harmful for the body.
