Abstract:Physical therapists (PTs) have several decades of history of using high-frequency (1-and 3-MHz) ultrasound (US) to facilitate healing of musculoskeletal tissues (eg muscle, fascia, tendon, ligament, joint capsule) that become wounded or inflamed following many accidents or sports injuries, but not exposed, because the trauma leaves the skin intact. These US frequencies (often referred to as therapeutic US) transmit acoustic energy, which delivers the nonthermal physical properties of stable cavitation and micr… Show more
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