ULTRASOUND

Ultrasound is applied using the head of an ultrasound probe that is placed in direct contact with your skin via a transmission coupling gel. 

Therapeutic ultrasound has been shown to cause increases in:

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• Healing rates

• Tissue relaxation

• Tissue heating

• Local blood flow

• Scar tissue breakdown

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The effect of ultrasound via an increase in local blood flow can be used to help reduce local swelling and chronic inflammation, and, according to some studies, promote bone fracture healing.

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A typical ultrasound treatment will take from 3-5 minutes. In cases where scar tissue breakdown is the goal, this treatment time can be much longer. During the treatment the head of the ultrasound probe is kept in constant motion.