The transabdominal preperitoneal laparoscopic approach is safe and feasible in the diagnosis and treatment of Sportsman's hernia, enabling a full return to sports activities.
Harrow, UKTherapeutic ultrasound is widely used for a variety of musculoskeletal pathologies and is the most common electrotherapy used in musculoskeletal practice. Phonophoresis is the use of ultrasound as a physical enhancer of percutaneous absorption of drugs. This review of the literature of basic research and clinical trials of these treatments finds limited evidence of efficacy for phonophoresis of anti-inflammatory drugs.
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