This document discusses ultrasound and its production and effects. It defines ultrasound as sound waves with frequencies above 20 kHz. Ultrasound is produced using piezoelectric crystals that expand and contract when alternating voltage is applied. Therapeutic ultrasound is typically between 0.5-5 MHz. Ultrasound propagates as longitudinal waves through media by compression and rarefaction. Intensity, frequency, duration, and mode (continuous vs pulsed) are parameters that determine ultrasound's effects, which can be thermal through heating or non-thermal through cavitation, acoustic streaming, and micro-massage.
This document discusses ultrasound, including its physics, production, effects, and therapeutic uses. It defines ultrasound and discusses how it is produced using the piezoelectric effect. The main physical effects of ultrasound are heating, cavitation, acoustic streaming, and microstreaming. Thermally, ultrasound can increase tissue extensibility and reduce pain and muscle spasm. Non-thermally, it can increase membrane permeability and ion diffusion through cavitation. The document outlines appropriate ultrasound parameters and treatment techniques to maximize benefits and minimize risks.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound, including its physics, production, effects, uses, and treatment parameters. It defines ultrasound and discusses how it is produced via the piezoelectric effect. The key effects of ultrasound are thermal (heating tissues) and non-thermal (cavitation, acoustic streaming, microstreaming). Ultrasound has therapeutic uses for pain relief, increasing tissue extensibility, and promoting healing. Treatment parameters like intensity, duty cycle, and frequency are described.
Ultrasound therapy uses high frequency sound waves to generate heat deep in tissues for therapeutic purposes. A generator sets the ultrasound frequency between 1-3 MHz, with higher frequencies penetrating less deeply. Pulsed ultrasound is safer as it allows time for heat to dissipate between pulses. Non-thermal effects include cavitation, acoustic streaming, and micromassage. Ultrasound promotes healing in acute injuries by stimulating inflammatory responses and collagen synthesis. It helps remodel scar tissue and accelerate wound healing in chronic injuries by increasing membrane permeability. Common uses are for varicose ulcers, pressure sores, pain relief in herpes zoster and back pain. Moving the transducer head prevents heat build up and damage from standing waves.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with a frequency greater than 20 kHz that are inaudible to humans. They have a shorter wavelength and greater penetrating power than audible sound waves. Ultrasonic waves are produced using either magnetostriction or piezoelectric generators. Magnetostriction generators use the magnetostriction effect to induce vibrations in a ferromagnetic rod using an alternating magnetic field, while piezoelectric generators use the inverse piezoelectric effect to induce vibrations in quartz crystals when an alternating voltage is applied. Ultrasonic waves have various applications including in medical diagnostics and non-destructive testing.
This document discusses ocular biometry and ultrasound. It begins with definitions of biometrics and ultrasound terminology. It then describes the different modes of ultrasound - A-scan, B-scan and M-scan. Key components of ultrasound devices like transducers, amplifiers and velocities of sound through ocular tissues are explained. Factors affecting ultrasound reflection and penetration are outlined. The document concludes with an introduction to ocular biometry procedures and a brief history.
Therapeutic ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to produce thermal and non-thermal effects in tissues. It is commonly used by athletic trainers to induce deep heating. When used properly by a competent clinician, it can provide positive outcomes, but improper use provides few benefits. Key components of an ultrasound device include the generator, crystal, soundhead, and applicator. Treatment parameters like frequency, intensity, time, and area treated must be set correctly to achieve the desired therapeutic effect safely and effectively.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with frequencies above the audible range. This document discusses the properties, production, and applications of ultrasonic waves including non-destructive testing. It describes how ultrasonic waves are produced using magnetostriction and piezoelectric generators and how their frequencies are determined. Methods of using ultrasonic waves like the acoustic grating technique and sonar for underwater detection are also summarized. Non-destructive testing using ultrasonic waves is described as a way to locate flaws in materials without damaging them.
This document discusses the basic physics and settings of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) systems. It covers the properties of ultrasound waves, how they propagate and are affected in different media like tissues. It describes transducer characteristics, imaging principles including resolution, scanning, Doppler and common artifacts. Key points are that EUS uses high frequency sound waves (5-30 MHz) for detailed imaging, linear array transducers allow electronic focusing, and imaging is affected by factors like impedance and scattering in tissues.
This document discusses ultrasound, including its physics, production, effects, and therapeutic uses. It defines ultrasound and discusses how it is produced using the piezoelectric effect. The main physical effects of ultrasound are heating, cavitation, acoustic streaming, and microstreaming. Thermally, ultrasound can increase tissue extensibility and reduce pain and muscle spasm. Non-thermally, it can increase membrane permeability and ion diffusion through cavitation. The document outlines appropriate ultrasound parameters and treatment techniques to maximize benefits and minimize risks.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound, including its physics, production, effects, uses, and treatment parameters. It defines ultrasound and discusses how it is produced via the piezoelectric effect. The key effects of ultrasound are thermal (heating tissues) and non-thermal (cavitation, acoustic streaming, microstreaming). Ultrasound has therapeutic uses for pain relief, increasing tissue extensibility, and promoting healing. Treatment parameters like intensity, duty cycle, and frequency are described.
Ultrasound therapy uses high frequency sound waves to generate heat deep in tissues for therapeutic purposes. A generator sets the ultrasound frequency between 1-3 MHz, with higher frequencies penetrating less deeply. Pulsed ultrasound is safer as it allows time for heat to dissipate between pulses. Non-thermal effects include cavitation, acoustic streaming, and micromassage. Ultrasound promotes healing in acute injuries by stimulating inflammatory responses and collagen synthesis. It helps remodel scar tissue and accelerate wound healing in chronic injuries by increasing membrane permeability. Common uses are for varicose ulcers, pressure sores, pain relief in herpes zoster and back pain. Moving the transducer head prevents heat build up and damage from standing waves.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with a frequency greater than 20 kHz that are inaudible to humans. They have a shorter wavelength and greater penetrating power than audible sound waves. Ultrasonic waves are produced using either magnetostriction or piezoelectric generators. Magnetostriction generators use the magnetostriction effect to induce vibrations in a ferromagnetic rod using an alternating magnetic field, while piezoelectric generators use the inverse piezoelectric effect to induce vibrations in quartz crystals when an alternating voltage is applied. Ultrasonic waves have various applications including in medical diagnostics and non-destructive testing.
This document discusses ocular biometry and ultrasound. It begins with definitions of biometrics and ultrasound terminology. It then describes the different modes of ultrasound - A-scan, B-scan and M-scan. Key components of ultrasound devices like transducers, amplifiers and velocities of sound through ocular tissues are explained. Factors affecting ultrasound reflection and penetration are outlined. The document concludes with an introduction to ocular biometry procedures and a brief history.
Therapeutic ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to produce thermal and non-thermal effects in tissues. It is commonly used by athletic trainers to induce deep heating. When used properly by a competent clinician, it can provide positive outcomes, but improper use provides few benefits. Key components of an ultrasound device include the generator, crystal, soundhead, and applicator. Treatment parameters like frequency, intensity, time, and area treated must be set correctly to achieve the desired therapeutic effect safely and effectively.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with frequencies above the audible range. This document discusses the properties, production, and applications of ultrasonic waves including non-destructive testing. It describes how ultrasonic waves are produced using magnetostriction and piezoelectric generators and how their frequencies are determined. Methods of using ultrasonic waves like the acoustic grating technique and sonar for underwater detection are also summarized. Non-destructive testing using ultrasonic waves is described as a way to locate flaws in materials without damaging them.
This document discusses the basic physics and settings of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) systems. It covers the properties of ultrasound waves, how they propagate and are affected in different media like tissues. It describes transducer characteristics, imaging principles including resolution, scanning, Doppler and common artifacts. Key points are that EUS uses high frequency sound waves (5-30 MHz) for detailed imaging, linear array transducers allow electronic focusing, and imaging is affected by factors like impedance and scattering in tissues.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics. It discusses the history of ultrasound, including its discovery and development of the piezoelectric effect. It defines sound and ultrasound, and describes the mechanics of ultrasound including transducers, wavelength, velocity, amplitude, and frequency. It also covers the interaction of ultrasound with tissues through reflection, refraction, absorption, and scattering. Common ultrasound imaging artifacts are discussed. In summary, the document provides a comprehensive review of ultrasound physics principles and how they enable medical ultrasound imaging.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics, transducers, and transducer jelly. It discusses the characteristics of sound waves including their need for a medium, generation through vibration, and properties like frequency and wavelength. It describes the history and components of ultrasound transducers, focusing on how piezoelectric crystals convert electrical signals to sound and vice versa. It also summarizes the key properties and roles of transducer jelly in ultrasound imaging.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics, transducers, and transducer jelly. It discusses the characteristics of sound waves including their generation through mechanical vibration and their transmission through solids, liquids, and gases. The history of ultrasound and piezoelectricity is summarized. Key ultrasound concepts like wavelength, frequency, propagation velocity, amplitude, and absorption are defined. The components and function of ultrasound transducers including the piezoelectric crystal and backing block are described. Finally, the properties and ingredients of transducer jelly used to couple the transducer to the skin are outlined.
Ultrasonic therapy uses high-frequency sound waves to treat injuries and conditions. It works by generating ultrasound using piezoelectric crystals that expand and contract in response to an electrical current. This creates alternating compressions and rarefactions that transmit energy into the body. Ultrasound has both thermal and non-thermal physiological effects, such as generating heat in tissues through absorption and cavitation, microstreaming, and mechanical tissue massage. Its heating properties can accelerate healing while its non-thermal effects may increase cell permeability and movement. Ultrasonic therapy is used to reduce pain and swelling and aid in tissue repair by stimulating fibroblasts and collagen production.
production of ultrasound and physical characteristics-Lushinga Mourice
This document provides information on ultrasound physics principles including:
- Ultrasound is generated by piezoelectric crystals that oscillate when electric current is applied, transmitting sound waves. Returning echoes generate a current for imaging.
- Key ultrasound wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency and velocity which impact tissue penetration and resolution.
- Tissue interactions include reflection, scattering, refraction and absorption which are used to visualize internal structures. Acoustic impedance differences cause reflections at boundaries.
- Transducers come in various designs like linear and curvilinear arrays to provide different field of views and resolutions based on application. Controls like power, gain and time gain affect the ultrasound image quality.
This document provides an overview of the physics behind conventional and advanced ultrasound imaging. It begins with introductions to sound waves and ultrasound, then discusses key ultrasound properties like frequency, wavelength, velocity and attenuation. It explains how ultrasound interacts with tissues using principles of reflection, refraction and acoustic impedance. The role of transducers in generating and receiving ultrasound is covered. Methods for focusing beams, steering angles and displaying images are described. Tradeoffs between resolution, penetration depth and frame rates in image creation are also summarized. Overall, the document concisely outlines core physics concepts underlying modern ultrasound technology.
Ultrasound physics document summarized in 3 sentences:
Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to image inside the body, with the speed of sound determining wavelength and frequency affecting penetration depth and resolution. Sound is transmitted and received by transducers using the piezoelectric effect, and reflected at tissue interfaces to form 2D images showing anatomical structures. Factors such as absorption, scattering, and impedance determine the interaction of ultrasound with different tissues.
Okay, let's break this down step-by-step:
* Mr. H vibrates the snakey 32 times in 10 seconds
* So the frequency is 32/10 = 3.2 Hz
* There are 4 sections each occupied by an antinode
* Since there are nodes between each antinode, there must be 5 nodes total
* With 5 nodes, this is the 5th harmonic standing wave pattern
* The 5th harmonic has 6 nodes
* So the wavelength is the total length (6.2 m) divided by 6 nodes
* Wavelength = 6.2 m / 6 = 1.033 m
* Using the wave equation: Speed = Frequency x Wavelength
* Speed = 3
This document discusses ultrasonics. It defines ultrasonics as sound waves with frequencies above the audible range of 20 kHz. It describes how ultrasonics are produced using piezoelectric generators and thermal and sensitive flame detection methods. It also outlines several applications of ultrasonics such as detecting flaws in metals, sonar, welding, cutting and soldering.
This document provides an overview of basic energy modalities used in urology, including electrosurgery, lasers, and other technologies. It discusses monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery, as well as lasers such as holmium, thulium, and others. The key aspects covered include the history and development of electrosurgery, how different energy sources work at a cellular level, and characteristics of various laser types and their interactions with tissue.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in wave phenomena. It defines waves as oscillations generated by vibrating systems. Wave fronts connect particles moving in the same phase and are perpendicular to the direction of propagation. Transverse waves oscillate perpendicular to propagation, while longitudinal waves oscillate parallel. Amplitude is the maximum displacement from equilibrium, period is time for one oscillation, and frequency is oscillations per second. Waves can be described graphically and using the wave equation relating velocity, frequency, and wavelength. Reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference are described for water and sound waves, as well as electromagnetic waves.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics concepts including:
- How ultrasound waves interact with tissue through attenuation, reflection, scattering, refraction, and diffraction.
- Key properties of ultrasound waves like wavelength, frequency, amplitude, and acoustic impedance.
- Factors that determine image resolution such as transducer frequency and beam focusing.
- Common artefacts that can occur like reverberation, side lobes, and multi-path artefacts.
- The importance of understanding ultrasound physics principles to optimize image quality and avoid misdiagnosis.
This document provides an overview of therapeutic ultrasound. It defines ultrasound as a mechanical wave with frequencies too high for human hearing. Ultrasound is generated using piezoelectric crystals that convert electrical oscillations to mechanical vibrations. As ultrasound propagates through tissues, it undergoes attenuation and is absorbed differently based on tissue properties. Pulsed ultrasound is commonly used to allow time for heat dissipation between pulses. Key physical phenomena like reflection, refraction, and absorption influence how ultrasound is transmitted and interacts with tissues.
Ultrasound therapy uses high frequency sound waves to treat injuries and conditions. It works through both thermal and non-thermal mechanisms in the body. Thermal effects occur through heating tissue, while non-thermal effects include acoustic streaming, microstreaming, and cavitation, which may alter cell membranes. Ultrasound is produced using piezoelectric crystals that expand and contract when electric current is applied. It must be transmitted into the body using a coupling medium like gel or water. Common techniques include direct contact on the skin or using a water bath or water-filled bag for irregular surfaces.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with frequencies above the human hearing range of 20 kHz. They are produced using magnetostriction or piezoelectric generators and can be used for applications like flaw detection, drilling, welding, cleaning, and medical imaging. In medicine, ultrasonic waves are used for diagnostic sonography to visualize internal organs and monitor pregnancies, as well as focused ultrasound surgery to treat tumors and other disorders.
This document discusses ultrasonic waves, which are sound waves with frequencies above the normal hearing range of humans. It describes how ultrasonic waves are generated using piezoelectric and magnetostriction oscillators. The properties and applications of ultrasonic waves are then outlined, including using them to detect flaws in metals, measure distances, determine ocean depths, cut and weld metals, and for medical uses like removing kidney stones. The document concludes that ultrasonic technology is used widely across various fields like medicine, testing products, cleaning, and by some animals.
*Therapeutic Ultrsound*
1. Waves
2. Wave characteristics
3. Ultrasound
4. Ultrasound Unit
5. US Transducer
6. US Control Unit
7. Production od US
8. US Modes
9. US Parameters
10. US Treatment Time
11. Coupling medium
12. Physiological effects
13. Acoustic Streaming
14. Method of Application
15. Indications
16. Contraindications
17. Precaution
18. Technique of application
This document discusses therapeutic ultrasound. It begins by defining sound and ultrasound, noting that ultrasound refers to sound waves above 20 kHz. It then compares the properties of sound waves and light waves. The rest of the document discusses various topics related to therapeutic ultrasound in detail, including the characteristics of sound waves, properties such as transmission, reflection, refraction, diffraction, absorption and scattering. It also covers topics like ultrasound production, coupling agents, effective radiating area, beam nonuniformity ratio, types of ultrasound beams, and physiological effects. Laboratory activities for orientation to ultrasound equipment and testing transducers are also outlined.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics. It discusses the history of ultrasound, including its discovery and development of the piezoelectric effect. It defines sound and ultrasound, and describes the mechanics of ultrasound including transducers, wavelength, velocity, amplitude, and frequency. It also covers the interaction of ultrasound with tissues through reflection, refraction, absorption, and scattering. Common ultrasound imaging artifacts are discussed. In summary, the document provides a comprehensive review of ultrasound physics principles and how they enable medical ultrasound imaging.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics, transducers, and transducer jelly. It discusses the characteristics of sound waves including their need for a medium, generation through vibration, and properties like frequency and wavelength. It describes the history and components of ultrasound transducers, focusing on how piezoelectric crystals convert electrical signals to sound and vice versa. It also summarizes the key properties and roles of transducer jelly in ultrasound imaging.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics, transducers, and transducer jelly. It discusses the characteristics of sound waves including their generation through mechanical vibration and their transmission through solids, liquids, and gases. The history of ultrasound and piezoelectricity is summarized. Key ultrasound concepts like wavelength, frequency, propagation velocity, amplitude, and absorption are defined. The components and function of ultrasound transducers including the piezoelectric crystal and backing block are described. Finally, the properties and ingredients of transducer jelly used to couple the transducer to the skin are outlined.
Ultrasonic therapy uses high-frequency sound waves to treat injuries and conditions. It works by generating ultrasound using piezoelectric crystals that expand and contract in response to an electrical current. This creates alternating compressions and rarefactions that transmit energy into the body. Ultrasound has both thermal and non-thermal physiological effects, such as generating heat in tissues through absorption and cavitation, microstreaming, and mechanical tissue massage. Its heating properties can accelerate healing while its non-thermal effects may increase cell permeability and movement. Ultrasonic therapy is used to reduce pain and swelling and aid in tissue repair by stimulating fibroblasts and collagen production.
production of ultrasound and physical characteristics-Lushinga Mourice
This document provides information on ultrasound physics principles including:
- Ultrasound is generated by piezoelectric crystals that oscillate when electric current is applied, transmitting sound waves. Returning echoes generate a current for imaging.
- Key ultrasound wave properties include amplitude, wavelength, frequency and velocity which impact tissue penetration and resolution.
- Tissue interactions include reflection, scattering, refraction and absorption which are used to visualize internal structures. Acoustic impedance differences cause reflections at boundaries.
- Transducers come in various designs like linear and curvilinear arrays to provide different field of views and resolutions based on application. Controls like power, gain and time gain affect the ultrasound image quality.
This document provides an overview of the physics behind conventional and advanced ultrasound imaging. It begins with introductions to sound waves and ultrasound, then discusses key ultrasound properties like frequency, wavelength, velocity and attenuation. It explains how ultrasound interacts with tissues using principles of reflection, refraction and acoustic impedance. The role of transducers in generating and receiving ultrasound is covered. Methods for focusing beams, steering angles and displaying images are described. Tradeoffs between resolution, penetration depth and frame rates in image creation are also summarized. Overall, the document concisely outlines core physics concepts underlying modern ultrasound technology.
Ultrasound physics document summarized in 3 sentences:
Ultrasound uses high frequency sound waves to image inside the body, with the speed of sound determining wavelength and frequency affecting penetration depth and resolution. Sound is transmitted and received by transducers using the piezoelectric effect, and reflected at tissue interfaces to form 2D images showing anatomical structures. Factors such as absorption, scattering, and impedance determine the interaction of ultrasound with different tissues.
Okay, let's break this down step-by-step:
* Mr. H vibrates the snakey 32 times in 10 seconds
* So the frequency is 32/10 = 3.2 Hz
* There are 4 sections each occupied by an antinode
* Since there are nodes between each antinode, there must be 5 nodes total
* With 5 nodes, this is the 5th harmonic standing wave pattern
* The 5th harmonic has 6 nodes
* So the wavelength is the total length (6.2 m) divided by 6 nodes
* Wavelength = 6.2 m / 6 = 1.033 m
* Using the wave equation: Speed = Frequency x Wavelength
* Speed = 3
This document discusses ultrasonics. It defines ultrasonics as sound waves with frequencies above the audible range of 20 kHz. It describes how ultrasonics are produced using piezoelectric generators and thermal and sensitive flame detection methods. It also outlines several applications of ultrasonics such as detecting flaws in metals, sonar, welding, cutting and soldering.
This document provides an overview of basic energy modalities used in urology, including electrosurgery, lasers, and other technologies. It discusses monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery, as well as lasers such as holmium, thulium, and others. The key aspects covered include the history and development of electrosurgery, how different energy sources work at a cellular level, and characteristics of various laser types and their interactions with tissue.
The document provides an overview of key concepts in wave phenomena. It defines waves as oscillations generated by vibrating systems. Wave fronts connect particles moving in the same phase and are perpendicular to the direction of propagation. Transverse waves oscillate perpendicular to propagation, while longitudinal waves oscillate parallel. Amplitude is the maximum displacement from equilibrium, period is time for one oscillation, and frequency is oscillations per second. Waves can be described graphically and using the wave equation relating velocity, frequency, and wavelength. Reflection, refraction, diffraction, and interference are described for water and sound waves, as well as electromagnetic waves.
This document provides an overview of ultrasound physics concepts including:
- How ultrasound waves interact with tissue through attenuation, reflection, scattering, refraction, and diffraction.
- Key properties of ultrasound waves like wavelength, frequency, amplitude, and acoustic impedance.
- Factors that determine image resolution such as transducer frequency and beam focusing.
- Common artefacts that can occur like reverberation, side lobes, and multi-path artefacts.
- The importance of understanding ultrasound physics principles to optimize image quality and avoid misdiagnosis.
This document provides an overview of therapeutic ultrasound. It defines ultrasound as a mechanical wave with frequencies too high for human hearing. Ultrasound is generated using piezoelectric crystals that convert electrical oscillations to mechanical vibrations. As ultrasound propagates through tissues, it undergoes attenuation and is absorbed differently based on tissue properties. Pulsed ultrasound is commonly used to allow time for heat dissipation between pulses. Key physical phenomena like reflection, refraction, and absorption influence how ultrasound is transmitted and interacts with tissues.
Ultrasound therapy uses high frequency sound waves to treat injuries and conditions. It works through both thermal and non-thermal mechanisms in the body. Thermal effects occur through heating tissue, while non-thermal effects include acoustic streaming, microstreaming, and cavitation, which may alter cell membranes. Ultrasound is produced using piezoelectric crystals that expand and contract when electric current is applied. It must be transmitted into the body using a coupling medium like gel or water. Common techniques include direct contact on the skin or using a water bath or water-filled bag for irregular surfaces.
Ultrasonic waves are sound waves with frequencies above the human hearing range of 20 kHz. They are produced using magnetostriction or piezoelectric generators and can be used for applications like flaw detection, drilling, welding, cleaning, and medical imaging. In medicine, ultrasonic waves are used for diagnostic sonography to visualize internal organs and monitor pregnancies, as well as focused ultrasound surgery to treat tumors and other disorders.
This document discusses ultrasonic waves, which are sound waves with frequencies above the normal hearing range of humans. It describes how ultrasonic waves are generated using piezoelectric and magnetostriction oscillators. The properties and applications of ultrasonic waves are then outlined, including using them to detect flaws in metals, measure distances, determine ocean depths, cut and weld metals, and for medical uses like removing kidney stones. The document concludes that ultrasonic technology is used widely across various fields like medicine, testing products, cleaning, and by some animals.
*Therapeutic Ultrsound*
1. Waves
2. Wave characteristics
3. Ultrasound
4. Ultrasound Unit
5. US Transducer
6. US Control Unit
7. Production od US
8. US Modes
9. US Parameters
10. US Treatment Time
11. Coupling medium
12. Physiological effects
13. Acoustic Streaming
14. Method of Application
15. Indications
16. Contraindications
17. Precaution
18. Technique of application
This document discusses therapeutic ultrasound. It begins by defining sound and ultrasound, noting that ultrasound refers to sound waves above 20 kHz. It then compares the properties of sound waves and light waves. The rest of the document discusses various topics related to therapeutic ultrasound in detail, including the characteristics of sound waves, properties such as transmission, reflection, refraction, diffraction, absorption and scattering. It also covers topics like ultrasound production, coupling agents, effective radiating area, beam nonuniformity ratio, types of ultrasound beams, and physiological effects. Laboratory activities for orientation to ultrasound equipment and testing transducers are also outlined.
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2. SOUND
• DEFINITION: SOUND IS THE PERIODIC MECHANICAL
DISTURBANCE OF AN ELASTIC MEDIUM SUCH AS AIR.
• SOUND IS A MECHANICAL WAVE PRODUCED BY
VIBRATING BODIES.
• LONGITUDINAL WAVE, PROPAGATES IN MEDIUM BY
COMPRESSION AND RAREFACTION.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 2
3. • FREQUENCY OF THE SOUND WAVE IS THE SAME AS THE
RATE OF OSCILLATION OF SOURCE.
• FOR HUMAN BEING, AUDIBLE SOUND RANGES 20HZ -20KHZ.
• FREQUENCY INVOLVED IN SPEECH & MUSIC IS ABOUT 30HZ-4000HZ.
• HIGHER IN CHILDREN ABOUT 20KHZ.
• LOWER IN OLD AGE ABOUT 16HZ-20HZ.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 3
4. •Require elastic
medium for
transmission
•Longitudinal waves.
•Propagates by
compression &
rarefaction.
•Can travel even in
vacuum
•Both longitudinal &
transverse wave.
•Particles go up &
down.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 4
5. INFRASOUND
• VIBRATION BELOW 20HZ FREQUENCY IS CALLED INFRASOUND OR
INFRASONIC RADIATION.
• DURING EARTHQUAKES, INFRASOUND ARE PRODUCED, BUT IT IS
OUT OF AUDIBLE RANGE OF HUMAN.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 5
6. ULTRASOUND
• ULTRASONIC ENERGY OR ULTRASOUND DESCRIBES ANY VIBRATION
AT A FREQUENCY ABOUT ABOVE THE SOUND RANGE.
I.E. >20KHZ.
• FREQUENCIES OF A FEW MEGAHERTZ THAT ARE TYPICALLY USED
THERAPEUTICALLY RANGES FROM 0.5MHZ TO 5MHZ.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 6
7. NATURE OF SONIC WAVES.
• SONIC WAVES ARE A SERIES OF MECHANICAL
COMPRESSION & RAREFACTIONS IN THE DIRECTION
OF TRAVEL OF WAVE, HENCE THEY ARE CALLED
LONGITUDINAL WAVES.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 7
8. • VELOCITY DEPENDS ON ELASTICITY(ABILITY TO DEFORM)
OF MEDIUM.
• SONIC WAVES PASS MORE RAPIDLY THROUGH MATERIAL
IN WHICH THE MOLECULES ARE CLOSE TOGETHER.
• SO, VELOCITY IS HIGHER IN SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS THAN
IN GASES.
• SONIC WAVES VELOCITY
1. IN AIR- 340M/S.
2.IN BONE 2800M/S.
3.IN STEEL 5850M/S.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 8
9. • FOR WAVE EQUATION V=F.Λ
• WHERE F & Λ ARE INVERSELY RELATED. & V REMAINS
CONSTANT.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 9
10. WAVE ABSORPTION.
• PROPAGATION OF SOUND WAVE DEPENDS UPON THE
TRANSMISSION OF ENERGY FROM PARTICLE TO
PARTICLE.
• SOMETIMES THE ENERGY IS ABSORBED RAPIDLY &
SOME PASSES WITHOUT LOSS.
• AS MOLECULES JOSTLE & COLLIDE WITH ONE ANOTHER
ENERGY WILL BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE TO
ANOTHER.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 10
11. TRANSMISSION.
• IT DEPENDS ON ELASTICITY .
• ELASTICITY IS THE ABILITY OF MATERIAL TO UNDERGO
DEFORMATION CALLED ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE OF
MEDIUM.
• A.I.= (DENSITY OF MEDIUM)(VELOCITY OF SONIC WAVES)
• METAL HAVE VERY HIGH A.I.
• WATER HAVE LESSER A.I.
• AIR HAVE VERY LOW A.I.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 11
12. • DURING TRANSMISSION OF SOUND WAVE
FROM ONE MEDIUM TO ANOTHER
MEDIUM, EITHER SOUND WAVE CAN BE
1.REFLECTED.
2.REFRACTED.
3.ABSORBED.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 12
14. • TO PRODUCE THE HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND WAVES USED
THERAPEUTICALLY ,MECHANICAL OSCILLATION FREQUENCIES IN
THE RANGE FROM ABOUT 1-3MHZ ARE NEEDED.
• ULTRA SOUND CAN BE PRODUCED USING
PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS.
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 14
15. • PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTALS ARE CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS
WHICH HAVE AS A SPECIAL PROPERTY THAT THEY
CHANGES IN THICKNESS IN RESPONSE TO AN APPLIED
VOLTAGE.
• MANY TYPES OF CRYSTAL CAN BE USED TO PRODUCE
THERAPEUTIC SOUND BUT THE MOST FAVORED ARE
QUARTZ,
• SOME SYNTHETIC CERAMIC MATERIALS SUCH AS
BARIUM TITANATE AND LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE
6.04 - 6.06 ULTRASOUND 15
16. • IF ALTERNATING VOLTAGE IS APPLIED TO A
PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL, ITS THICKNESS WILL
CHANGE IN AN OSCILLATORY MANNER.
• THICKNESS OF CRYSTAL SHOULD BE SUITABLY
CUT SO THAT IT CAN RESONATE AT A CHOSEN
FREQUENCY.
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17. • ALL THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND GENERATORS HAVE A
HAND-HELD PROBE WITH A TREATMENT HEAD, WITHIN
WHICH A PIEZOELECTRIC CRYSTAL IS MOUNTED.
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18. • PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT:
• THERE ARE TWO FORMS OF THE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT.
1.DIRECT.
2.REVERSE (INDIRECT).
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19. •THE DIRECT PIEZOELECTRIC
EFFECT
• IS THE GENERATION OF AN ELECTRIC VOLTAGE ACROSS A CRYSTAL
WHEN THE CRYSTAL IS COMPRESSED.
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20. • THE REVERSE PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECT
• IS THE CONTRACTION OR EXPANSION OF CRYSTAL IN
RESPONSE TO A VOLTAGE APPLIED ACROSS ITS FACE.
• A CHANGE IN THE POLARITY OF THE APPLIED VOLTAGE
CAUSE A CONTRACTED CRYSTAL TO EXPAND AND VICE
VERSA.
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21. COMPONENTS OF ULTRASOUND
CIRCUIT
• MAIN SUPPLY: THIS IS THE A.C., NORMALLY OF 220 VOLT
HAVING FREQUENCY OF 50 HZ.
• TRANSFORMER: STEP UP TRANSFORMER IS USED TO INCREASE
THE VOLTAGE OF THE CURRENT.
• RECTIFIER: WHERE CURRENT IS CONVERTED FROM A.C. TO D.C.
• OSCILLATOR: THIS IS TO GIVE HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATING
CURRENT TO THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT.
• AMPLIFIER: THIS IS TO INCREASE THE MAGNITUDE OF CURRENT
.
• CO-AXIAL CABLE: IT IS A SIMPLE WIRE COVERED BY A METALLIC
PLATE AND SEPARATED BY INSULATING MATERIAL. IT TAKES
THE CURRENT TO THE TRANSDUCER.
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22. • POWER SUPPLY ON
• ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO
OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT
• PRODUCE OSCILLATING
VOLTAGE TO DRIVE
TRANSDUCER
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23. • TRANSMISSION OF SONIC WAVES:
• THE METAL PLATE OF THE TREATMENT HEAD MOVES BACKWARDS AND
FORWARDS TO GENERATE A STREAM OF COMPRESSION WAVES THAT FORMS
THE SONIC BEAM DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WAVELENGTH OF THESE
WAVES IS MUCH SMALLER THAN THE TRANSDUCER FACE.
• THE SONIC BEAM IS ROUGHLY CYLINDRICAL AND OF THE SAME DIAMETER AS
THE TRANSDUCER HEAD.
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24. • SOME WAVES CANCEL OUT, OTHERS REINFORCE SO THAT
THE NET RESULT IS A VERY IRREGULAR PATTERN OF SONIC
WAVES IN THE REGION CLOSE TO THE TRANSDUCER FACE,
CALLED THE NEAR FIELD OR FRESNEL ZONE.
• THE REGION BEYOND THIS, THE FAR FIELD OR FRAUNHOFER
ZONE.
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26. • THE LENGTH OF NEAR FIELD WILL DEPEND :
1. DIRECTLY ON THE SQUARE OF THE FACE
2. INVERSELY ON THE WAVE LENGTH
SO, LENGTH OF FRESNEL ZONE =R2/Λ
THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND UTILIZES THE NEAR FIELD AND
HENCE IS IRREGULAR. THERE IS RELATIVELY MORE ENERGY.
CARRIED IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE CROSS-SECTION OF THE
BEAM.
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27. EFFECTIVE RADIATION AREA:
• AREA OF THE TRANSDUCER FROM WHICH ULTRASOUND TRAVELS.
• ERA IS SMALLER THAN THE TRANSDUCER HEAD – AS CRYSTAL DOESN’T VIBRATE
UNIFORMLY
• TAKEN CONSIDERABLE WHILE CALCULATING EXTENT OF NEAR FIELD.
• NEAR FIELD HAS GREATER VARIATION IN INTENSITY
• SO WHILE CONSIDERING TREATMENT OF DEEPER STRUCTURE – ESSENTIAL TO
SELECT DEFINITIVE RADIUS OF TRANSDUCER HEAD
28. ATTENUATION: PROGRESSIVE LOSS OF INTENSITY OF
ULTRASOUND AS IT IS TRAVEL THROUGH THE MEDIUM
ABROPTION SCATTER
• At molecular level
• As absorbed by tissue
– convert to heat
• Protein absorbs more
ultrasound
• In air 500 to 1000
times that in water
• Hence water is good
coupling medium
•
• Occurs when
cylindrical beam of
ultrasound deflected
from its path by
reflection interface,
bubbles or particle in
path
• Decrease in intensity
• Half value depth
( The distance from the
surface at which
intensity of the
ultrasound reduces to its
half value)
29. • DURING TRANSMISSION OF SOUND WAVE
FROM ONE MEDIUM TO ANOTHER
MEDIUM, EITHER SOUND WAVE CAN BE
1.REFLECTED.
2.REFRACTED.
3.ABSORBED.
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30. REFLECTION :
• ULTRASONIC BEAM TRAVELLING THROUGH ONE MEDIUM TO ANOTHER – ACOUSTIC
MISMATCH BETWEEN 2 MEDIA AS EACH MEDIUM HAS DIFFERENT IMPEDANCE
• THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY REFLECTED IS PROPORTIONAL TO
THE DIFFERENCE IN A.I. BETWEEN 2 MEDIA
• REFLECTED POWER IS ALWAYS SMALLER THAN INCIDENT ONE
• AIR DOESN’T TRANSMIT THE ULTRASONIC WAVES BECAUSE OF THE REFLECTION
• SO, DURING THE TREATMENT GREAT CARE IS TAKEN TO AVOID THE AIR BETWEEN
THE TREATMENT HEAD AND TISSUE TO AVOID THE REFLECTION.
31. REFRACTION:
• DEVIATED FROM ORIGINAL PATH
• IF TRANSDUCER HEAD IS NOT HELD PERPENDICULAR TO THE TISSUES, AREA
NEEDED TO BE TREATED IS MISSED
32. MODES OF APPLICATION:
Continuous Pulsed
For producing thermal effect • Delivery of ultrasound during only a
portion of the treatment period
• Pulsed on and off – non thermal effect
1) Mark space ration : Ratio of on time to
off time.
Some machine
fixed – 2:8
2) Duty cycle : % of total period of time US
machine is on
33. INTENSITY :
• WATT/CM2
• WHO LIMITS THE AVERAGE INTENSITY – 3W/CM2
Spatial average Average intensity of US output over the area of
transducer head
In w/cm2
Spatial peak Peak intensity over the area of transducer head
Greatest in the centre and lowest at edge of
beam
Spatial Average Temporal Peak (SATP) Spatial Average intensity during pulse on time
Spatial Average Temporal Average (SATA) Average intensity over whole period of time
SATA = SATP * Duty cycle
34. • THE BEAM NON-UNIFORMITY RATIO (BNR) IS THE RATIO BETWEEN
PEAK INTENSITY AND AVERAGE INTENSITY IN THE BEAM. THE
LOWER THE BNR THE MORE UNIFORM THE BEAM.
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35. COUPLING
MEDIA
• Ultrasound waves are not transmitted by air,
thus some couplant which does transmit
them must be interposed
• Unfortunately no couplant affords perfect
transmission & only a percentage of the
original intensity is transmitted to the patient.
Aquasonic gel 72.6%
Glycerol 67 %
Distal water 59 %
Petroleum jelly 0 %
Air 0 %
36. EFFECTS OF ULTRASONIC WAVES ON TISSUE :
THERMAL EFFECTS NON THERMAL EFFECTS BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
• Travels through the tissue
Absorption Heating of
tissue
• Reduction of pain, spasm
associated with chronic
inflammation as increase
in blood flow
• Increase in ROM – as
heating cause elongation
of collagen fiber
• US produce biological
effects without producing
significant temperature
changes
• The physical mechanism
thought to be involved in
producing non thermal
effects are :
1. Cavitation
2. Acoustic streaming
3. Standing waves
4. Micro massage
In 3 phases:
1. Inflammation
2. Proliferation
3. Remodelling
37. NON THERMAL EFFECTS :
CAVITATION:
• CAVITATION IS A COMMON CONDITION IN WHICH A BUBBLE GAS IS PRODUCED
IN THE TISSUES AS A RESULT OF INSONATION.
• DEPENDING UPON THE PRESSURE AMPLITUDE OF ENERGY , EITHER ITS STABLE
CAVITATION OR UNSTABLE CAVITATION
Stable cavitation Unstable cavitation
Bubbles oscillate to and fro
throughout the cycles , but not
burst
Cell permeability changes
Occurs when bubble grow over a
number of cycles, increasing
volume and sudden collapse
causing high temperature changes
– damage to tissue
38. This effect produced by the ultrasonic beam
is unidirectional flow of tissue components
which occurs particularly at the cell
membrane.
Streaming has been shown to produce
changes in the rate of protein synthesis and
could thus have a role in the stimulation of
repair.
ACOUSTIC STREAMING
39. MICRO MASSAGE
• The micro massage effect of ultrasound occurs at a cellular
level where the cells are alternately compressed and then
pulled further apart. This effect on intracellular fluids and
thus to reduce oedema.
• Ultrasound has been found to be effective at reducing both
recent traumatic oedema and chronic induced oedema.
40. STANDING WAVES:
• OCCURS WHEN REFLECTED WAVE SUPERIMPOSED TO INCIDENT WAVE
• REFLECTED WAVE THAT INTERCONNECT WITH ONCOMING INCIDENT WAVES
FORMING STANDING WAVE FIELD
• SO, THE PEAK INTENSITYAND PRESSURE IS HIGHER THAN NORMAL INCIDENT
WAVE – DAMAGE TO THE TISSUE OCCURS
41. DOSAGE
• This is the most controversial area when discussing ultrasound. The argument
of whether pulsed or continuous modes should be used and the intensities of
ultrasound required to produced beneficial effects.
• While treating a patients with US it is worth remembering that intensity of US
leaving the treatment head is not the intensity being applied to the deep tissue,
it reduced by :
1. Absorption in coupling medium
2. Attenuation of the beam by absorption and scatter
3. Refraction of the beam at tissue interfaces
42. PARAMETERS OF ULTRASOUND:
Mode Frequency Intensity Duration
• Continuous mode
produces more
heat so it is used
for
musculoskeletal
conditions such as
muscular spasm,
joint
stiffness, pain,
etc.
• Pulsed mode
produces less heat
so it is used for
soft tissue repair,
e.g. tendinitis.
Attenuation increases
with increase in
frequency effectively
lower frequency
penetrate
further.
1. Ultrasonic 3 MHz—
superficial tissue
2. Ultrasonic 0.75 to
1 MHz—penetrate
deeply
For acute and
immediate post-
traumatic: 0.1 to 0.25
W/cm2
For chronic and scar
tissue: 0.25 to 1
W/cm2.
Size of area
determine the
treatment time
1–2 minutes for every
cm2
Minimum — 1–2
minutes
Maximum — 8
minutes
Average — 5 minutes
For chronic — Longer
treatment time
For acute — Lesser
treatment time
43. DOSAGEIN ACUTE
CONDITION
• As with any acute condition treatment is applied cautiously to prevent
exacerbation of symptoms. In initial stages a low dose (0.25 or 0.5
watt/cm²) is used for 2-3 times
• Progression of dosage is unnecessary if the condition improves.
• Aggravation of symptoms is not always a bad sign as it may indicate
that repair processes are taking place.
44. DOSAGEIN CHRONICCONDITION
• Chronic conditions can be treated with either a pulsed or a continuous beam.
• With a continuous beam, the maximum intensity which should be used is that
which produced a mildly perceptible warmth. This usually occurs around 2
watt/cm²
• A dose of 2 watts/cm² for 8 minutes is usually considered
45. TECHNIQUEOF
APPLICATION
1) DIRECT CONTACT
• If the surface to be treated is fairly regular then a coupling medium is applied to the
skin in order to eliminate air between the skin and the treatment head.
• The treatment head is moved in small concentric circles over the skin in order to
avoid concentration at any one point
• Preparation of patient
• Examination and testing
• Preparation and testing of apparatus
• Preparation of part to be treated
• Setting up
• Application
• Termination
• Doccumentation
46. 2)WATERBATH:
• When direct contact is not possible because of irregular shape of part or because of
tenderness, a water bath may be used. As the part to be treated is immersed in
water this can only reasonably be applied to the hand, ankle and foot.
• A water bath filled with degassed water is used if possible. Ordinary tap water
presents the problem that gas bubbles dissociate out from the water, accumulate on
the patient skin and the treatment head, and reflect the US beam.
• The patient is seated and part is put in water of a comfortable temperature in such
a position that it is suitably supported
• The technique of application is that the treatment head is held 1 cm from the skin
and moved in small concentric circles.
47. 3)WATER BAG METHOD:
• IRREGULAR SURFACE WHICH CANNOT CONVENTIONALLY BE PLACED IN A
WATER BATH IS TREATED WITH A PLASTIC OR RUBBER BAG FILLED WITH WATER
FORMING A WATER CUSHION BETWEEN THE TREATMENT HEAD AND THE SKIN.
• RUBBER BAG FILLED WITH DEGASSED WATER CAN BE USED. ALL VISIBLE AIR
BUBBLES SHOULD BE SQUEEZED OUT BEFORE KNOTTING THE NECK OF THE BAG
TO SEAL IT.
• A COUPLING MEDIUM HAS TO BE PLACED BOTH BETWEEN THE RUBBER BAG AND
SKIN AND BETWEEN THE RUBBER BAG AND THE TREATMENT HEAD TO
ELIMINATE ANY AIR.
48. TESTINGOFTHE
APPARATUS
• Testing should always be carried out prior to treatment
• The simplest way of finding out whether ultrasound is in fact
being produced is to use a water bath and to reflect an
ultrasonic beam up to the surface where it should produce
ripples
50. SOFTTISSUE
SHORTENING
• Soft tissue shortening can be the result of immobilization,
inactivity or scarring, and can cause joint Range-of-motion
(ROM) restrictions, pain, and functional limitations.
• Because ultrasound can penetrate to the depth of most joint
capsules, tendons, and ligaments, since these tissues have
high ultrasound absorption coefficients, ultrasound can be
an effective physical agent for heating these tissues prior to
stretching
51. SOFTTISSUE
SHORTENING
• The deep heating produced by 1 MHz continues
ultrasound at 1.0 to 2.5W cm² has been shown to be
more effective at increasing joint ROM than the
superficial heating produced by infrared.
52. PAIN
CONTROL
• Ultrasound may control pain by altering its transmission or perception or by modifying
the underlying condition causing the pain. These effects may be the result of stimulation
of the cutaneous thermal receptors or increased soft tissue extensibility due to increased
tissue temperature, the result of changes in nerve conduction due to increased tissue
temperature
or the non-thermal effects of ultrasound, or the result of modulation of inflammation due to
the non-thermal effects of ultrasound.
53. SURGICALSKIN
INCISIONS
• The effect of ultrasound on the healing of surgical skin incisions has been
studied in both animal and human subjects.
• Ultrasound has been shown to accelerate the evolution of angiogenesis a
vital component of early wound healing.
• Angiogenesis is the development of new blood vessels at an injury site
that serves to reestablish circulation and thus limits ischemic necrosis and
facilitate repair.
54. TENDON
INJURIES
• Ultrasound has been reported to assist in the healing of tendons after
surgical incision and repair Although some studies with both animal
and human subjects have reported treatment success others have failed
to support these findings.
• It is recommended that ultrasound be applied in a Pulsed mode at a low
intensity during the acute phase of tendon inflammation in order to
minimize the risk of aggravating the condition and to accelerate
recovery
55. RESORPTION OF CALCIUM
DEPOSITS
• Ultrasound may facilitate the resorption of calcium deposits.
• Although the mechanism underlying calcific deposits resorption is
not known, decrease in pain and improvements in function may be
due to the reduction in inflammation produced by ultrasound.
56. BONE
FRACTURES
• Although prior reports have recommended that ultrasound not
be applied over unhealed fracture because they have failed to
provide data to support this recommendation and because
recent studies have demonstrated that low-dose ultrasound can
reduce the fracture healing time in animals and humans, the use
of low-dose ultrasound to accelerate fracture healing is now
recommended.
57. CARPALTUNNEL
SYNDROME
• Continuous ultrasound has generally not been recommended for the
treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because of the risk of
adversely impacting nerve conduction velocity by overheating.
However a resent study found that pulsed ultrasound produced
significantly greater improvement
58. CONTRAINDICATION:
1. Vascular conditions: Conditions such as thrombophlebitis, where insonation may
cause emboli to be broken off, are not treated with ultrasound.
2.Acute sespis: An area which presents acute sepsis should be treated cautiously with
ultrasound because of the danger of spreading the infection, or in some instances
breaking off septic emboli. If the treatment is passed over an infected area (as in the
treatment of herpes zoster) it must be sterilized with an appropriate solution before
treatment of the next patient.
3. Radiotherapy: Radiotherapy has a devitalizing effect on the tissue, therefore ultrasound
is not applied to a radiated area after six months of irradiation.
59. 4. Tumors: Tumors are not insonated because they may be stimulated or
metastasize.
5. Pregnancy: A pregnant uterus is not treated as the insonation may cause
damage to the fetus. Consequently during pregnancy the back and abdomen
should not be treated.
60. 6. Cardiac disease: Patients who have had cardiac disease are treated with low
intensities in order to avoid sudden pain, and area such as cervical ganglion and the
vagus nerve are avoided because of the risk of cardiac stimulation. Patients fitted
with cardiac pacemakers are not usually treated with ultrasound in the area of the
chest, as the ultrasound generator may have an effect on the pacemakers rate of
stimulation.
7. Hemorrhage: When bleeding is still occurring or has only recently been controlled,
such as an enlarging hemarthrosis or hematoma or uncontrolled hemophilia, ultrasound is
contraindicated.
61. 8. Severely ischemic tissue: Because of the poor heat transfer and possibly greater
risk of arterial thrombosis due to statistics and endothelial damage, ultrasound is
contraindicated.
9. Nervous system: Normal doses of ultrasound have been applied for many years to
the tissues around the spinal cord without any ill effects. Infact treatment of the spinal
nerve roots and over the apophyseal joints is particularly common. Since the CNS is
deeply buried beneath the thick muscles and more importantly bone tissue, it seems
reasonable to suppose that only trivial amounts of energy could reach it. Where the
nerve tissue is exposed, e.g. over a spina bifida or after laminectomy, ultrasound is
avoided.
62. 10. Specialized tissue: The fluid filled eye offer a exceptionally good
ultrasound transmission and retinal damage could occur. Treatment over the
gonads, i.e. testes and ovary are also not recommended.
11. Joint cement: Methylmethacrylate – Rapidly heat by US, result in
loosening of the procedure
63. REFRENCES:
1. CLAYTON’S ELECTROTHERAPY: THEORY AND PRACTICE - FORSTER &
PALASTANGA
2. ELECTROTHERAPY EXPLAINED – JOHN LOW & ANN REED
3. ELECTROTHERAPY SIMPLIFIED – BASANTA KUMAR NANDA
4. TEXTBOOK OF ELECTROTHERAPY – JAGMOHAN SINGH