This treatment should not be confused with diagnostic ultrasound, often used in prenatal screening, but is instead a therapeutic procedure that utilizes sound waves to treat injured muscles, joints, and soft tissues. The sound waves vibrate the tissues back and forth, creating a deep, micro-massage effect. In the case of a recent injury, this helps to decrease scar tissue and adhesion formation, which would otherwise interfere with the body\u2019s healing process. The sound waves also decrease inflammation by destroying unwanted inflammatory cells. The sound waves also accelerate healing by stimulating the activity of the cells responsible for cellular and tissue repair. In chronic cases, special settings are used to create a deep-heating effect, heating the tissues far below the skin\u2019s surface. This heat, along with the vibrations that are caused by the ultrasound, help to \u201cmelt away\u201d the muscle spasms and \u201cknots\u201d felt in our muscles.<\/p>\n
What is Ultrasound?<\/strong> How does Ultrasound work?<\/strong> What does Ultrasound feel like?<\/strong> What are the benefits of Ultrasound?<\/strong> This treatment should not be confused with diagnostic ultrasound, often used in prenatal screening, but is instead a therapeutic procedure that utilizes sound waves to treat injured muscles, joints, and soft tissues. The sound waves vibrate the tissues back and forth, creating a deep, micro-massage effect. In the case of a recent injury, this helps…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1370,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1442"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1442\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sanjoseautoinjuryclinic.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nUltrasound uses high-frequency sound waves and it is administered in the region of soft tissue injuries.<\/p>\n
\nThe sound waves, some moving with a frequency of 1,000,000 waves per second, penetrate into deep into the tissues. The vibrations and heat break down and disperse unhealthy calcium and other hard tissue accumulations.<\/p>\n
\nDr. Rafii keeps the gel warm in a special warmer as not to irritate the tissues. During the treatment most patients either feel nothing, or a pleasant and relaxing sensation below the skin\u2019s surface.
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\nWhy is Ultrasound used?<\/strong>
\nThe treatment can be administered directly to the affected area and it penetrates deeply. As the temperature rises, blood flow increases and muscle spasms relax thus speeding up the healing process.<\/p>\n
\nUltrasound stimulated healing without irritation and enhances the body\u2019s natural healing ability. It is effective in treating calcium deposition, speeds metabolism and improves blood flow and reduces nerve root irritation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"