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Ultrasonic Therapy

The development of technology in the 1920’s using piezoelectric materials and electronic devices fostered the era of high frequency sound in the treatment of human illness and disease. Primarily used in musculoskeletal conditions ultrasound therapy became mainstream in the 1970’s (1). Today 66% of chiropractors utilize ultrasound therapy in their offices (2).

(1) Nyborg WL. Biological effects of ultrasound: development of safety guidelines. Part II: general review. Ultrasound Med Biol 2001 Mar;27(3):301-33.
(2)Christensen M. Job Analysis of Chirpractic. Greeley, Co: National Board of Chiropractic Examiners; 2005.

Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) Information

MeSH Term: Ultrasonic Therapy

Scope Note: The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.

MeSH Synonyms:

Ultrasonic Therapy
Therapy, Ultrasonic
Therapies, Ultrasonic
Ultrasonic Therapies

Applicable MeSH Subheadings:

adverse effects
classification
contraindications
economics
education
ethics
history
instrumentation
methods
mortality
nursing
psychology
standards
statistics and numerical data
trends
utilization
veterinary

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Current Clinical Trials Relating to Ultrasonic Therapy

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Connective Tissue Manipulation and Combined Ultrasound Therapy in Patients With Fibromyalgia

(Status: Completed)

Effects of Ultrasound Therapy on Cartilage Healing in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

(Status: Completed)

Antibiotics Versus Therapeutic Ultrasound for Sinusitis

(Status: Completed)

Efficacy of Electrotherapy in Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

(Status: Recruiting)

MRI-Guided Ultrasound Energy in Treating Patients With Stage I, Stage II, or Stage IIIA Breast Cancer

(Status: Active, not recruiting)

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapy in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer

(Status: Recruiting)

SSNB in Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain

(Status: Completed)

The Effect of Hydrodynamic Parameters on Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss After Phacoemulsification

(Status: Completed)

Endothelial Cell Loss After Cataract Surgery

(Status: Recruiting)

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer

(Status: Recruiting)

Ultrasound in Treating Patients With Recurrent Stage I or Stage II Prostate Cancer

(Status: Terminated)

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Treating Patients With Locally Recurrent Prostate Cancer

(Status: Completed)

Ultrasound in Treating Patients With Prostate Cancer Confined to the Prostate

(Status: Completed)

MIST Therapy's End-Stage Renal Disease Patients Presenting Wounds

(Status: Not yet recruiting)

Treatment Efficacy of OMT for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

(Status: Recruiting)

High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Tumor Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer Pain

(Status: Suspended)

Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) Study

(Status: Completed)

High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound in Treating Patients With Localized Prostate Cancer

(Status: Not yet recruiting)

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine in Pregnancy: Physiologic and Clinical Effects

(Status: Recruiting)

Ultrasound Hyperthermia Therapy After Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Urinary Tract Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, or Head and Neck Cancer

(Status: Recruiting)

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Evidence Supports the Use of Therapeutic Ultrasound for Joint Osteoarthritis

ChiroACCESS Editorial Staff

Despite the historical use of many physical therapy modalities in health care, most have little evidence supporting their use. Ultrasound is one of the most commonly used of these therapeutic modalities. Based upon the Job Analysis of Chiropractic (NBCE 2005), 66.1% of U.S. chiropractors utilize ultrasound in their practices and nearly a third (31%) of all of their patients received ultrasound therapy.

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A.....
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