Therapeutic Ultrasound
Ultrasound therapy is just about the most popular of the Electrophysical agents (EPA's), though strictly speaking, it is not 'electrotherapy' even though it is widely referred to as an electrotherapy modality.
There are several sections of the site that relate to ultrasound and I have divided them up to make navigation a bit easier
Ultrasound therapy :
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the basics of the modality, what it does and how it works
Ultrasound Dose Calculations :
what it says on the label really - a review of how to work out an effective dose without needing a 'recipe' based approach
Ultrasound for Fracture healing :
Lots of new material around on the use of low intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) as an adjunct the fracture management (fresh fractures, delayed and non unions)
Ultrasound Gels and Coupling Agents :
A summary of some of the recent work produced by our research unit and some of the ongoing work
Ultrasound in the Treatment of Apomorphine Nodules
A summary of the current position with regards the use of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of Apomorphine nodules in patients with Parkinsons Disease - plus research update
