ITO US-101L 1MHz Portable Ultrasound Machines

Therapeutic ultrasound

Therapeutic ultrasound is a treatment tool used by physical and occupational therapists.

How is ultrasound used therapeutically?

Therapeutic ultrasound is often used for treating chronic pain and promoting tissue healing. It may be recommended if you experience any of the following conditions:

carpal tunnel syndrome
shoulder pain, including frozen shoulder
tendonitis
ligament injuries
joint tightness

Physical therapists use therapeutic ultrasound in two different ways:

Deep heating

Your physical therapist (PT) might use therapeutic ultrasound to provide deep heating to soft tissue to increase blood circulation to those tissues. This could, theoretically, promote healing and decrease pain.

Your PT might also use this treatment with the goal of improving the flexibility of muscles to restore a full range of motion.

Cavitation

Your PT might use ultrasound energy to cause rapid contraction and expansion of microscopic gas bubbles (cavitation) around injured tissue. This, theoretically, speeds healing.

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