Ultrasound Therapy
Guide to therapeutic ultrasound applications and benefits in podiatry care
Understanding Ultrasound Therapy in Podiatry
What is Ultrasound Therapy?
- A therapeutic treatment modality
- Used for over 50 years in medical practice
- Generates healing ultrasound waves
- Works through crystal vibration in probe head
Treatment Benefits
- Promotes tissue healing
- Increases local blood flow
- Creates localised heating effect
- Reduces scar tissue
- Aids athletic performance
- Supports rehabilitation
Common Applications
- Ligament injuries
- Muscle strains and sprains
- Tendinitis
- Muscle spasm
- General pain relief
- Wound healing
How It Works
- Ultrasound waves penetrate skin
- Creates vibratory effect in soft tissue
- Promotes natural healing processes
- Safe and non-invasive treatment
Contraindications
Treatment cannot be used with:
- Metal implants (plates/pins)
- Malignancies or tumours
- Children's growth plates
- Infected tissue
- Ischaemic tissue
- During pregnancy
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