Ultrasound Therapy in Physiotherapy Ultrasound therapy is one of the most used methods to reduces inflammation and pain by generating heat deep inside the body parts such as muscle, ligaments, tendons by physiotherapists. It is used by physiotherapists to treat their patients suffering due to injury such as a sprain, ligament tear, Osteoporosis, sports injuries, etc. Ultrasound therapy is performed with a machine that has an ultrasound transducer (sound head). A small amount of gel is applied to the particular body part; then the physiotherapist slowly moves the sound head in a small circular direction on your body. Ultrasound therapy machine is mostly used to provide a Deep Heating effect and Non - thermal effect. Deep Heating Effect of Ultrasound therapy Ultrasound therapy is often used to provide deep heating to soft tissue structures in the body. Deep heating tendons, muscles or ligaments increases circulation to those tissues, which helps speed up the healing process.
TENS stands for (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), which are predominately used for pain relief and the treatment of pain and nerve related pain conditions (acute and chronic conditions). TENS machines work by sending electronic stimulating pulses across the surface of the skin and along the nerve strands. The stimulating pulses help prevent pain signals from reaching the brain. Tens devices also help stimulate your body to produce higher levels of its own natural painkillers, called "Endorphins". We encourage you to read about How a Tens Unit Works to treat and relieve pain. Uses of TENS machine : Drug free pain management Easy to use, small & portable Does not cause drowsiness Non-invasive giving freedom to move and walk about Can be used for as long as required Can be used in conjunction with other prescribed drugs Digiten - II Is a TENS unit safe? A Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) unit is a device that sends small e