Ultrasound therapy is a procedure that affects a given area with mechanical vibrations with a frequency higher than 20,000 Hz. Ultrasound has an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and hyperemic effect, reduces muscle tension, increases the extensibility of connective tissue in scars, and accelerates wound healing.
INDICATIONS
- degeneration of the spine
- joint degeneration
- sciatica
- neuralgia
- pain in the spine and joints
- muscle aches
- joint sprains
- contractures
- Sudec's syndrome, painful elbow and shoulder syndrome
- Raynaud's disease
CONTRAINDICATIONS
- Cancer
- acute inflammation
- advanced vascular calcification
- thrombophlebitis
- varicose veins
- thrombosis
- skin changes, especially in the course of infectious diseases
- state of general exhaustion of the organism
- pacemaker
- metal at the site of lesions - varicose veins
- the area of the epiphyses in children
- skin changes, especially in the course of infectious diseases
- pregnancy.
COURSE OF THE TREATMENT
The duration of the procedure is divided into short, medium and long. A procedure lasting from 1 to 3 minutes is a short one, in the mean time the therapy lasts from 4 to 9 minutes. The long duration of the procedure is up to 15 minutes. 10 treatments in one series are recommended for chronic conditions and 6 or less for acute conditions. There should be a 1 or 2-day break between treatments.
