Ultrasound is simply a sound wave that is out of the human audible hearing range. The most common use of ultrasound that people know about is with our baby scans, which means we already trust ultrasound in our medical system. Ultrasound is increasingly being used in the detection and treatment of heart disease, heart attacks and vascular disease that can lead to stroke. In recent years, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound has been used for the treatment of prostate cancer. And research by the University of Texas Health Science Center has shown that ultrasound has helped the speed of healing fractured bones.
How does Ultrasound help me?
Ultrasound therapy is often used to decrease joint stiffness, reduce pain and muscle spasms and to improve mobility and is common in rehabiliation therapy. Also exciting are the beneficial uses of ultrasound in the beauty and cosmetics industry. Through the acoustic irradiation of the skin, skin metabolim is activated and waste products are removed more effectively. When waste is removed, the skin cells can absorb and store moisture again. Thus tone is improved and the skin texture looks younger, looking smoother and firmer. The flushing of waste products also makes ultrasound a treatment method for dealing with cellulite.
