Ultrasonic therapy
It's an electromagnetic wave different from sound waves.
The frequencies of waves employed for medical purposes are between 5,00,000 and 3,000,000 cycles/sec.(6✔ ✔Trusted Source
Ultrasonics
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Generation of Ultrasonic waves
Ultrasonic waves are generated by vibration of a Crystal mounted on a special head.
Treatment Time
- Initial Stage - 3 to 4 min
- Severe Stage - 6 to 8 min
Where useful?
- Inflammation of Elbow Joint (Tennis elbow)
Plantar Fasciitis (Heel pain)- Shortening of Muscle or Ligament
- Inflammation of tendons (For eg Supraspinatus tendinitis)
- Ligament sprain (For eg Lateral Ligament sprain of ankle)
- Unhealed scars
Where should it not be used?
- Avoidance to specialised structures such as eyes, ears,ovaries or testes.
- Growing ends of bones
- Uterus of pregnant women
- Areas with poor blood supply (In case of Diabetes)
- Cancer
Advantages
- Relief of pain
- Healing of Soft tissues (Ligament)
- Healing of unhealed scars
Disadvantages
- Burns
- Cavitation (Damage to bones)
- Overdose
References:
- Therapeutic Heat - (https://fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=1932§ionid=141707499)
- Sample Records For Cryotherapy - (https://www.science.gov/topicpages/c/cryotherapy.html)
- Light Therapy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2223§ionid=173788506)
- Contrast Bath Therapy - (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contrast_bath_therapy)
- Shortwave And Microwave Diathermy - (https://accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=465§ionid=40195359)
- Ultrasonics - (https://www.encyclopedia.com/science-and-technology/physics/physics/ultrasonics)
- Therapeutic Massage Techniques - (https://www.physioblasts.org/f/public/1366280192_429_FT0_technique_of_massage.pdf)
- The Properties Of Water And Their Applications for Training - (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4327375/)
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I suffer from TMD and have pain in the right side neck. I have been adviced IFT for ten days. Is it ok to go for it and will it reduce the pain. Ravindra Bawari
i have problem while writing and while working on keyboard or using calculator.
i cannot grip the pen properly within my 1st finger and thumb and while working on computer i am unable to use my 1st finger for pressing keys so i use my middle finger.
please advice...
regards
varun
I had short wave diathermy in Italy for a shoulder injury. It seems to have been very succesful - pain reduced and mobility improved afte 3 sessions. I would try it again.
i have muscular atrophy in my both hand, i cant hold anything and close my figure.anyone advice my how to recover from it.Or any way of treatment??
For lumbar spondylosis, I've been advised IFT as part pf physio therapy. I find however that IFt sometimes hurts [as if someone pricks me with a pin]while it is on in specific areas. Is it ok? Should I ask to reduce the intensity ..? I should add I do feel a certain degree of comfort once the therapy is over..
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