How Does Ultrasound Therapy Work in Different Pain Situations?

Muscle pain can affect people of all ages and genders. You may experience delayed-onset muscle soreness if you try a new physical activity or change up your exercise routine (DOMS). Muscle aches can occur six to twelve hours after a workout and can last up to 48 hours. You will experience pain as your muscles heal and strengthen. Overuse usually causes muscle pain in a small part of your body, such as sore arms from lifting boxes all day. It could also be a minor injury, such as a bruised shoulder from a fall. When you have a generalized ache, it is more likely to be the result of an infection, illness, or medication you've taken.

Ultrasound therapy for the treatment of the body

Ultrasound is a passive modality, which means it is administered by your physical therapist. It is used in addition to the primary treatment (eg, therapeutic stretching, exercise). Ultrasound can help relax sore muscles and warm muscles and soft tissues, increasing circulation and promoting healing. Ultrasound machines produce high-frequency sound waves that are transmitted to a specific body area via a round-headed probe. The sound waves penetrate deep into tissue (for example, muscles), producing gentle heat.

Types of ultrasound therapy

Your provider may use one of two types of ultrasound therapy. The one you get is determined by the condition you want to treat:

Mechanical

The soft tissues are penetrated by mechanical vibrations used in this sort of therapy. This causes cavitation, which is thought to lessen swelling and inflammation because it produces tiny gas bubbles that swiftly expand and contract. It is also thought that mechanical ultrasonography can aid in the breakdown of deposits and scar tissue, including painful kidney stones.

Thermal

Warmth is applied during this form of therapy, which may reduce discomfort. It is frequently applied to treat minor wounds like sprains and strains.

How does Ultrasound therapy work?

Sound waves penetrate the skin's surface as the probe glides over it, causing soft tissues to vibrate and generate heat. As a result, the heat causes vasodilation, which draws blood into the target tissues. Increased blood flow provides needed oxygen and nutrients while also removing cell waste. Heat relieves pain and inflammation, reduces muscle spasms, and speeds up healing. The range of motion may be increased depending on the treatment area.

Ultrasound therapy for different pain

According to studies, early-stage non-invasive ultrasound therapy can be utilized to treat several types of chronic pain disorders. Additionally, it is employed as a substitute for or in addition to more invasive procedures like surgery. While this treatment is not a cure-all for all chronic or acute pain, it can help if your pain is caused by:

• Osteoarthritis
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Muscle strains and tears
• Bursitis
• Scarred tissue
• Limb pain

Ultrasound therapy for Acute Pain Management

While therapeutic ultrasound is the best physical therapy for back pains, neck pains, and torn meniscus, studies show it can be an actuate pain management for more severe conditions as well. Patients with illnesses that cause long-term pain to their bodies could benefit from the effect of focused ultrasound therapy. Therapeutic ultrasound is one of the most widely used modalities in the field of physiotherapy for treating chronic pain and Low Back Pain (LBP). Many physiotherapists around the world use therapeutic ultrasound on a regular basis. It is a one-way energy delivery system that employs a crystal sound head to send acoustic waves at 1 or 3 MHz. The resulting heating is thought to increase nerve conduction velocity, change local vascular perfusion, increase enzymatic activity, change skeletal muscle contractile activity, and raise the nociceptive threshold.

Ultrasound therapy for general body Pain Management

Ultrasound therapy is commonly used to treat knee, shoulder, and hip pain, and it is frequently combined with other therapeutic modalities. The treatment typically takes 2-6 treatment sessions and thus effectively reduces pain.

Benefits of ultrasound therapy in different pain

Reduce Pain

To begin, therapeutic ultrasound can help relieve the pain you're feeling. The ultrasound reduces muscle spasms while healing your body's deep tissue. Spasms and muscle tightness can be linked to the source of your pain. You should be aware that the physical therapist who is in charge of your ultrasound therapy can also make a difference. Ultrasound therapy gets your muscles ready for more therapeutic treatments. This can improve the effectiveness of the treatments in relieving your pain.

Relax Tissue Tension

Musculoskeletal conditions are the second-leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. Musculoskeletal pain occurs when your muscle tissue is damaged. While general wear and tear can contribute to this damage, trauma also has an impact. Ultrasound therapy can provide your tissues with the deep heat they require to relax. In fact, ultrasound has an effect on soft tissue cell metabolism. When ultrasound stimulates blood flow, cells become more receptive to healing fluids. As a result, therapeutic ultrasounds may aid in the treatment of surgical wounds and soft tissue lesions.

Increase Blood Flow

Get your heart rate up! Increased blood flow can aid in the reduction of swelling around the injured area. It also reduces chronic inflammation, which is linked to a variety of health problems (including arthritis). Your physical therapist can set the ultrasound to pulse if you have a new injury with acute inflammation. Instead of producing a heating effect, this stimulates your blood flow to alleviate pain.

Deep Heat

Don't bother with a hot pack. Ultrasound therapy has the ability to penetrate deeply and relax deeper musculature or joint tissues. The machine's sound waves cause the body's tissues to vibrate in order for this to happen. This produces heat while increasing friction at the molecular level. The temperature of the targeted tissues then rises.

Breakdown Scar Tissue

The acoustic effect caused by ultrasound therapy creates tiny micro-vibrations. These vibrations affect the fibers that cause scar tissue to form. Breaking down scar tissue can help increase your range of motion. It also helps you maintain that range of motion for longer relief. 

Ultrasound physiotherapy machines by UltraCare PRO

US111

One of the best-known innovations in medical science, US 111 is a Therapeutic Ultrasound therapy machine that is a non-invasive, natural way to get relief from any kind of chronic muscle pain. This smart-technology-enabled portable ultrasound therapy machine generates pulsed and continuous 1 MHz frequency sound waves caused by the vibration of crystals within the head of the probe, which then penetrates into the skin up to 1.6 inches (4 cm) into muscles and body tissues, causing deep heating which is usually not sensed by the patient.

SONICTENS

A revolutionary pain relieving technology, which is a result of the combination of portable ultrasound & TENS physiotherapy machine, together called SONICTENS, is conceptualized by UltraCare PRO into a compact and sleek device. The synergy effect of two pain healing therapies, Ultrasound and TENS, when used in combination on a painful area promotes faster healing of untreatable and chronic muscle or nerve-related pains.

Conclusion

The FDA has approved physiotherapy equipment containing UltraCare PRO products as a treatment option for a wide range of chronic pain issues. The UltraCare PRO portable medical equipment line is specifically designed for customers who want to treat themselves at home or with the assistance of professionals in a clinic.