Vancouver Chiropractic Care: Ultrasound

As a therapeutic modality, ultrasound is a type of heat treatment for soft tissue damage to minimize swelling and pain, minimize muscle spasms, and expand the range of motion. Creating high frequency sound waves, ultrasound penetrates deep into a damaged area, creating heat that draws blood into the area in order to boost the healing process.

Ultrasound is administered gently with a handheld soundhead, using strokes or circles over the pain stricken area. An ultrasound gel might be applied during the ultrasound therapy session. The role of an ultrasound is to speed up your healing time and alleviate your pain.

Research Studies

In one study, the addition of ultrasound to exercise therapy for lumbar spinal stenosis relief decreased the amount of analgesic usage by the patients. (1)