Why 'Ultrasound therapy' is recommended for Tennis elbow, RSI, carpel tunnel, sports injuries and more...

Ultrasound therapy has been around for about fifty years,  it has been used for imagining and well as therapeutic ultrasound for sports injuries RSI and other trauma type issues.

Ultrasound works by sending a sound pulse beyond the range of human hearing from an applicator head into soft tissue, muscle, joint and ligaments.  

Sound waves  pass through the skin cause a vibration locally, this vibration or cavitation which can cause a deep heating however no sensation of heat will normally be felt. The muscle or tissue will generally feel less painful, muscle tissue feels softer and relaxed. 

Ultrasound has been shown to cause increased tissue relaxation, increased local blood flow, and scar tissue breakdown. The increase in local blood flow can be used to help reduce local swelling, chronic inflammation, some studies it to promote bone fracture healing rates. 

In clinic I have used ultrasound for sprain type injuries, twisted ankle, sprained wrist, muscle strains etc where for the first week or so the injury is too painful for manual therapy so gentle ultrasound and acupuncture work really well together alleviate pain, inflammation, discomfort and improved healing times - especially useful for team sports like rugby, football etc 

Ultrasound for 'RSI' or repetitive strain injury can be sports related or even an overloading workplace injury. This type of inflammatory injury responds well to gentle ultrasound which has a deep effect on tendons and ligaments allowing a more normal range of joint motion and function. 

Ultrasound for carpel tunnel, Tennis elbow, Golfers elbo, frozen shoulder

This type of RSI type injury responds very well to ultrasound by the reduction of local inflammation and pain, it can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture and has been shown to work as a long term solution.

Sports massage and ultrasound

Ultrasound, sports massage, gentle manipulation and acupuncture do work very well together and will assist with speeding up the recovery and rehabilitation of an injury.

Find out more about how ultrasound treatments, sports massage can help you with RSI, tendon ruptures, ligament strains and muscle sprains, arthritis, posture and joint pain, click below.

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Paul Skidmore therapies for sports massage, Ultrasound and acupuncture in Oxford, Bicester, Oxfordshire.