Two effects in one procedure
Ultrasound itself has a micromassage effect: vibrations loosen connective tissue, soften scars and adhesions, and improve the permeability of cell membranes. It is this increased permeability that allows the medicine applied to the skin in the form of a gel or ointment to penetrate to a depth of several centimeters - much deeper than with regular rubbing. Anti-inflammatory and absorbable drugs are most often used. The method is prescribed for arthrosis, periarthritis, back pain, adhesions and scar changes. Ultrasound is not used on the heart, eyes, or bone growth areas in children.
Why is physiotherapy needed?
Physiotherapy enhances the effect of medications and accelerates tissue restoration: improves local blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, reduces swelling and inflammation, relieves muscle spasm and pain. It does not replace the main treatment, but complements it - and often allows you to reduce the dose of drugs.
The effect develops gradually: after one procedure, temporary relief is possible, a lasting result appears by the end of the course of 8–10 sessions.
General contraindications
- malignant neoplasms
- fever and acute infectious conditions
- bleeding and tendency to it
- presence of a pacemaker (for a number of techniques)
- pregnancy - most methods, except those specifically approved
- individual intolerance to current or prescribed drug
Why the course cannot be interrupted
Physiotherapeutic methods work due to the cumulative effect: each subsequent procedure consolidates the result of the previous one. A course interrupted in the middle most often does not give the expected improvement, and the patient concludes that “physiotherapy does not help.”