Comparing perceived heating effect and intensity of therapeutic ultrasound between breast tissue and calf muscle in lactating women: An observational study
Abstract:Background Inflammatory conditions of the lactating breast (ICLB) can cause cessation of breastfeeding and treatment for these conditions should be optimised. Therapeutic ultrasound is the most utilised physiotherapy treatment for ICLB. However, there is no evidence that guides physiotherapists on the most appropriate therapeutic ultrasound parameters to treat ICLB, with current ultrasound treatment protocols based on evidence using musculoskeletal tissue. Therefore, it is necessary to determine whether ultras… Show more
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