Types of Physiotherapy - Ultrasonic Therapy

Ultrasonic therapy

It's an electromagnetic wave different from sound waves.

Advertisement

The frequencies of waves employed for medical purposes are between 5,00,000 and 3,000,000 cycles/sec.(6^✔ ✔Trusted Source
Ultrasonics

Go to source)

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

Advertisement

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/)

Published on Feb 19, 2016
Last Updated on Nov 11, 2019

Citations

Please use one of the following formats to cite this article in your essay, paper or report:

APA

Dr. Reeja Tharu. (2019, November 11). Types of Physiotherapy - Ultrasonic Therapy. Medindia. Retrieved on May 25, 2022 from https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/physiotherapytypes_ultra.htm.
MLA

Dr. Reeja Tharu. "Types of Physiotherapy - Ultrasonic Therapy". Medindia. May 25, 2022. <https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/physiotherapytypes_ultra.htm>.
Chicago
Dr. Reeja Tharu. "Types of Physiotherapy - Ultrasonic Therapy". Medindia. https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/physiotherapytypes_ultra.htm. (accessed May 25, 2022).
Harvard
Dr. Reeja Tharu. 2021. Types of Physiotherapy - Ultrasonic Therapy. Medindia, viewed May 25, 2022, https://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/physiotherapytypes_ultra.htm.