Williamson Chiropractic Care: Ultrasound

As a therapeutic modality, ultrasound is a type of heat treatment for soft tissue trauma to decrease swelling and pain, minimize muscle spasms, and expand the range of motion. Making high frequency sound waves, ultrasound penetrates deep into an injured area, creating heat that pulls blood into the area in order to improve the healing process.

Ultrasound is administered gently with a handheld soundhead, using strokes or circles over the affected area. An ultrasound gel might be administered during the ultrasound therapy session. The role of an ultrasound is to expedite your healing time and alleviate your pain.

Research Studies

In one study, the addition of ultrasound to exercise treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis relief reduced the amount of analgesic consumption by the patients. (1)