Ultrasound Treatment
Ultrasound provides deep heating to soft tissue structures in the body such as tendons, muscles or ligaments. This increases circulation to those tissues and helps the healing process as well as decrease pain.
How Does it work?
Ultrasonic waves are produced by means of mechanical vibration in the metal treatment head of the ultrasound machine. The treatment head is moved over the surface of the skin in the region of the injury transmitting the energy into the tissues.. This energy causes microscopic gas bubbles around your tissues to expand and contract rapidly, a process called cavitation.
Anti- inflammatory Process
Ultrasound has been demonstrated to accelerate the normal resolution time of the inflammatory process by attracting more mast cells to the site of injury. This causes an increase in blood flow which is beneficial in the sub-acute phase of tissue injury.
Thermal Effect
The energy produces heat within the tissue. This increase in temperature causes an increase in the extensibility or “stretchiness”of structures such as ligaments, tendons, scar tissue and fibrous joint. This is helpful prior to performing range of motion exercises. In addition, heating helps to reduce pain and muscle spasm and promote the healing process.
Repair Process
Ultrasound has demonstrated to stimulate the production of more collagen which is the main protein component in soft tissue such as tendons and ligaments. This accelerates the the proliferative phase of tissue healing, and improves the extensibility of mature collagen. This has a positive effect to on fibrous scar tissue which may form after an injury.
To find out if you can benefit from this therapy, or to discover more about Ultrasound Therapy please contact Warrington Chiropractic in Pensacola at (850) 457-7999