1 MHz Therapeutic Ultrasound for physical rehabilitation.

1 MHz therapeutic ultrasound for physical rehabilitation

Introduction:

The 1 MHz ultrasound equipment is extremely useful for various treatments, and this time we will discuss its uses in physical rehabilitation. This equipment is excellent for muscle, joint, and osteoarticular injuries, as it helps reduce inflammation and accelerate injury recovery, decreasing pain. It is excellent for chronic problems, reducing discomfort and restoring lost functionality. Regular use helps in the complete recovery of acute or recent injuries that are not severe, and in severe or chronic injuries it significantly improves physical functionality and greatly helps reduce pain, which in chronic injuries is often debilitating.

If you want to know how to use Therapeutic Ultrasound to help with physical problems and learn how to apply it for physical rehabilitation, stay with me until the end of the video.

Key points to learn:

1. What is 1 MHz Therapeutic Ultrasound?
2. How Ultrasound Helps in Physical Rehabilitation.
3. For what type of injuries is it used in physical rehabilitation?
4. How to use the equipment in physical rehabilitation
5. How to improve by combining ultrasound with electrostimulation, and physical means of cold and heat.

Key Points:

1. What is 1 MHz therapeutic ultrasound?

1 MHz therapeutic ultrasound uses transducers that generate a very specific type of energy, a sonic energy similar to the sound we hear, except that the sonic energy generated by the transducers is much higher, so the human ear cannot hear it. This sonic energy is concentrated by the equipment at a frequency of 1 MHz, which means 1,000,000 cycles of energy per second; therefore, we could say that the 1 MHz frequency is 1,000,000 cycles in one second or 1,000,000 stimuli to a particle in 1 second due to the ultrasonic energy.

This type of energy stimulation is ideal for treating physical rehabilitation injuries due to the properties of this type of energy.

1 MHz energy penetrates approximately 3 to 5 cm into the tissue, averaging 4 cm of penetration, provided that neutral gel or ultrasound gel is used when applying the therapeutic ultrasound head during treatments.

In the case of the 3 MHz head (sold separately), the ultrasonic energy would be 3,000,000 cycles per second; and this head would be useful for superficial lesions, since it would have less penetration than the average of around 2 cm; and it would be very useful, for example, in sports injuries, since they often have superficial conditions in the tissues, such as the muscles.

1. How Ultrasound Helps in Physical Rehabilitation:

Ultrasound, due to the 1 MHz energy it generates, offers great benefits to the body. Although not all tissues absorb ultrasonic energy equally, those that absorb it most are tissues with a high protein content, such as muscles, and also tendons and joints which have a high content of the protein collagen; tissues with a lot of water and few proteins, such as blood and fat, will absorb less of the 1 MHz energy.

Therefore, we can summarize that tissues such as joints, ligaments, tendons, fascia (the layer covering muscles), articular capsules (or joint coverings), and scar tissue will be excellent at absorbing 1 MHz energy; thus, these tissues will be stimulated, resulting in excellent benefits.

How does ultrasound repair tissues:

The way ultrasound helps us repair tissues in which it is absorbed is due to several factors, which we will summarize simply here:

• Anti-inflammatory: Stimulates the activity of immune system cells such as mast cells, leukocytes, white blood cells, phagocytes and macrophages, as well as platelets; since these cells, when stimulated, will work to reduce inflammation.
• Stimulation of healing and repair: In the phase where the body heals and repairs tissues, also called the proliferative phase, ultrasound increases tissue repair by stimulating repair cells such as fibroblasts, endothelial cells, and myofibroblasts, which normally repair damaged tissues, and when stimulated, considerably increase tissue repair.
• Tissue remodeling: The healing and repair of tissues after an injury has a final repair phase called the remodeling phase; in which the repaired tissues end up adopting the functionality of the damaged tissue. For example, a muscle scar adopts the functionality of the same muscle to stretch and contract. That is, ultrasound increases the speed at which tissue healing progresses from a scar to a functional tissue.

This boils down to him recovering 100% from an injury.

1. What injuries can it help with in physical rehabilitation?

It will help us with countless injuries such as sprains of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd degree; osteoarthritis, arthritis of various origins, ligament damage of various degrees, sports injuries, chronic injuries such as arthrosis; as well as helping to accelerate healing, whether of surgical wounds or wounds from injuries; and in general it helps with healing and scars.

1. How to use the GREAT SONIC physical rehabilitation equipment.

The physical rehabilitation equipment is very easy to operate, as the console controls are very user-friendly.

We can mainly check the functionality of the equipment with the water drop test, which we will explain how to perform below:

The water drop test is performed by placing a drop of water in the center of the head, then turning on the equipment and activating the head, to begin increasing its power.

As the power levels increase, we will observe that the water will begin to move, and even when the power is increased further, the water in the head will begin to evaporate. If the above happens, we can say that the water drop test is positive, and that the head is working correctly. It is only important to know a parameter widely used in physical rehabilitation, which is the power given by each head per cm of its surface. To determine this, the parameter W/cm² or watts per square centimeter of power is used in physiotherapy, which, as mentioned, is the energy given by the head per cm of surface. In the case of the GREAT SONIC 3-head unit, these are the parameters:

• Head for face, small areas: 1.5W/cm2 per level, and there are 10 levels.
• Body head: 0.42W/cm2 per level, and there are 10 levels.
• Abdominal head: 0.3W/cm2 per level, and there are 10 levels.

For example, if we want to use 3W/cm2 on the face, we would use 2 levels in the power bar because 1.5W x 2 levels = 3W.

In the literature on physical rehabilitation, we find that depending on the type of injury or its severity, different W/cm2 are used, so by multiplying the W/cm2 by the power levels, we obtain the energy provided by the equipment.

To simplify things, we will give an average of the power used depending on the head:

The head, having the most concentrated power, is normally used in the first 3 notches of the power bar.

The body head is used on average at half the power bar (5 dashes or bars on the power bar) for physical rehabilitation treatments.

The abdominal head is used on average at setting 7 on the power bar, especially when used on the abdomen.

The movement of the heads should always be continuous, either in a circular motion, or side-to-side movements, slowly sliding the head.

The recommended usage time is 20 minutes per body area; and only 10 minutes for the facial area; although it is not recommended to use it for more than 30 minutes a day; and it is recommended to use it every 48 hours or every third day at a minimum between sessions. Depending on the injury, it will be used more or less times a week, although 3 times a week would be a very complete treatment normally.

1. How to improve by combining ultrasound with electrostimulation and physical means of cold and heat.

As we have seen, ultrasound is excellent for physical rehabilitation, and even more so if combined with therapies that greatly support recovery, such as electrotherapy with an electrostimulator, which is very useful for rehabilitating muscles and regaining their strength. This is in addition to using physical therapies like cold and heat, which help relax muscles and thus increase blood circulation.

Conclusion:

The Great Sonic Ultrasound equipment is excellent for treating physiotherapy and physical rehabilitation problems due to its excellent power and quality. In addition, with the purchase of your equipment, you will receive training on its use, as well as 3 extended warranties completely free of charge, including unlimited and free service and maintenance with our engineer.