Patient Treatment With Therapeutic Ultrasound - Bowles UW-7 User Manual

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The physiological benefits from ultrasound therapy are numerous. Ultrasound
therapy affects the peripheral nerves by chemically changing the conduction
velocity (this has been shown clinically in situ). Ultrasound alters the diffusion of
Na+ and K+ (sodium and potassium) across red blood cell membranes.
Ultrasound can also remove some salt deposits from irritated tissues.

Patient Treatment with Therapeutic Ultrasound

The clinician working with ultrasound can ensure successful ultrasound treatment by
assessing:
 the physical condition of the patient,
 the absorption coefficient of the tissue(s),
 the energy output of the ultrasound unit (continuous and pulsed),
 the massivity and location of the affected tissue, and
 the spread pattern of the beam.
The most essential assurance that the clinician can have is the verification that the
ultrasound unit is producing the ultrasound energy for which it was designed. The
Bowles UW-7 digital power meter enables the clinician to accurately measure this
output energy.
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