Ultrasonic Therapy

The use of focused, high-frequency sound waves to produce local hyperthermia in certain diseased or injured parts of the body or to destroy the diseased tissue.

Also Known As:

Therapy, Ultrasonic; Therapies, Ultrasonic; Therapies, Ultrasound; Therapy, Ultrasound; Ultrasonic Therapies; Ultrasound Therapies; Ultrasound, Therapeutic; Therapeutic Ultrasound; Ultrasound Therapy

Networked: 1005 relevant articles (128 outcomes, 181 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Therapeutics: 1158551
- Induced Hyperthermia: 3093
  - Diathermy: 1226
    - Ultrasonic Therapy: 1005
      - Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy: 1863
      - High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation: 235

Experts

1.	Naghdi, Soofia: 8 articles (06/2019 - 01/2004)
2.	Sehgal, Chandra M: 7 articles (01/2021 - 06/2009)
3.	Duan, Jun-Li: 7 articles (01/2019 - 01/2014)
4.	Ammi, Azzdine Y: 6 articles (10/2021 - 08/2015)
5.	Ansari, Noureddin Nakhostin: 6 articles (06/2019 - 07/2007)
6.	Hao, Chang-Ning: 6 articles (01/2019 - 01/2014)
7.	Shi, Yi-Qin: 6 articles (01/2019 - 01/2014)
8.	Chopra, Rajiv: 6 articles (01/2017 - 04/2008)
9.	Kaul, Sanjiv: 5 articles (10/2021 - 08/2015)
10.	Chen, Yu-Wen: 5 articles (01/2019 - 01/2015)

Related Diseases

1.	Pain (Aches) 01/01/2021 - "Interventions most effective for pain relief included PT supplemented with either medical therapy (ED -4.50, -9.80 to 2.80) or ultrasound therapy (ED -5.10, -5.10 to -1.40). " 01/01/2013 - "Transperineal ultrasonic therapy is highly effective for CP, especially in relieving prostate pain. " 03/01/2014 - "Therapeutic ultrasound appears not to have a clinically important effect on pain relief for patients with PFPS. " 01/01/2021 - "Adding therapeutic ultrasound to standard care resulted in a statistically and clinically significant improvement in symptoms of pain and sensory disturbance (P = 0.003) at two weeks; however, no significance difference between the groups was found at the six-week follow-up. " 12/01/2019 - "Meta-analyses demonstrated that therapeutic ultrasound significantly relieved pain (P < 0.00001) and reduced the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) physical function score (P = 0.03). "
2.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 09/01/2010 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound therapeutic ablation of solid tumors in difficult locations. " 01/01/2023 - "Ultrasound-based combination therapies show promising results in combating chemoresistance, and the disadvantages of conventional cancer treatments, such as cancer recurrence, drug resistance, and high cost, might reduce by the effectiveness of combination therapy of ultrasound therapy and chemotherapy." 01/01/2019 - "Notably, this review discusses the application of high intensity focus ultrasound for non-invasive tumor ablation and immunomodulatory effects of ultrasound, as well as the efficacy of nanoparticle-enhanced ultrasound therapies for different medical conditions. " 06/05/2008 - "This clinical work demonstrated the efficacy of intraluminal high intensity ultrasound therapy for local tumor destruction in the esophagus." 06/30/2008 - "It has long been shown that therapeutic ultrasound can be used effectively to ablate solid tumors, and a variety of cancers are presently being treated in the clinic using these types of ultrasound exposures. "
3.	Knee Osteoarthritis 01/01/2013 - "Physical therapists in primary care are interested in high quality evidence regarding efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for knee osteoarthritis: a provincial survey." 01/20/2010 - "In contrast to the previous version of this review, our results suggest that therapeutic ultrasound may be beneficial for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. " 04/01/2020 - "Efficacy of continuous and pulsed therapeutic ultrasound combined with exercises for knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial." 05/01/2014 - "Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, controlled, and double-blind study." 09/01/2010 - "Efficacy of ultrasound therapy for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review with meta-analysis."
4.	Tendinopathy (Tendonitis) 01/01/2009 - "There is evidence that ultrasound therapy provides clinically important improvement in the treatment of calcific tendonitis. " 05/01/2000 - "A controlled clinical trial showed ultrasound therapy to be beneficial in the treatment of symptomatic chronic calcific tendinitis of the shoulder. " 12/31/2019 - "Both radial shockwave and ultrasound therapies were found to be effective in the treatment of rotator cuff tendinopathy, the statistical analysis showing that radial shockwave therapy was superior to the ultrasound therapy post-treatment and at the 4-week follow-up." 02/01/2023 - "Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound in the treatment of chronic calcific shoulder tendinitis: a randomized trial." 03/01/2023 - "Efficacy of ultrasound therapy combined with cryotherapy in pain management and rehabilitation in patients with Achilles tendinopathy: a retrospective observational study."
5.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 07/01/2016 - "therapeutic ultrasound is beneficial in the inflammatory and proliferative phases of the healing process because it controlled the necrotic tissue, increased the granulation tissue and wound contraction. " 10/01/1993 - "Evidence is reported in the literature that both electrical stimulation and ultrasound therapies may be beneficial in certain circumstances to heal various wound types. " 01/01/2009 - "To determine if noncontact, nonthermal, low-frequency ultrasound therapy is effective in controlling wound bacterial colony counts, a series of four related experiments was conducted. " 07/01/2023 - "To investigate the healing efficacy of topical Aloe vera enhanced by shockwave or ultrasound therapy on wounds in rats and compare both effects. " 12/01/2008 - "Clinical evidence suggests improved healing in wounds treated with noncontact ultrasound therapy (NCUT). "

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4.	Collagen
5.	Oxygen (Dioxygen)
6.	Antioxidants
7.	Xenon
8.	Sympatholytics
9.	Folic Acid (Vitamin M)
10.	Doxorubicin (Adriamycin)

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