DT-20 Pagani. Ultrasonic apparatus operating real time, with the possibility of continuous and pulsed (25%, 50%, 75%) with adjustable power emission and two heads 1 and 3 MHz Does finished programs and therapy can be associated with a device for electro-therapy combined.

Ultrasound therapy, along with electrotherapy, is one of the popular forms of physical therapy treatment. Therapeutic ultrasound is used, with the frequency  1 MHz or 3 MHz, as continuous output or pulsed output in different duty cycles. Ultrasound therapy is  providing mechanical and thermal therapy due to its complex effects.

Depending on parameters therapy (therapy frequency, output type, dose, therapy duration and mode), the emphasis is on a  thermal effect that results from ultrasound therapy (thermal growth that reflects from the skin barrier to the inner layers of the tissue), or in the micro massage in the treated tissue segments.

The effects of the ultrasound therapy can be summarized as follows:

•  Hyperemia

•  Acceleration of metabolic functions (microcirculation, diffusion processes)

•  Increasing the elasticity of connective tissue structures (collagen fibers)

•  Alleviation of pain

•  Muscular spasm and deionization resolution

•  Acceleration and stimulation of the healing process.

The ultrasound is a device that, thanks to a sensor located in contact with its head contact, converts electrical energy into mechanical vibrations (sound waves) to be transmitted to the inner layers of the skin.

In Physical Therapy we use the therapeutic ultrasound in compare to that diagnostic one used by the doctors. The difference is that: while the medical diagnostic ultrasound emits sound waves with an impact angle greater than the therapeutic one ,circumscribes everything that is in its way (contributing to the diagnosis),on the contrary the therapeutic ultrasound used in physical therapy emits waves with a smaller impact angle which passes through soft tissues –tendons -bones, etc. offering so its therapeutic effects.

For the proper functioning of ultrasound there should be no air layer between the head of contact and the treated skin and that is why we use a special gel for a better and more efficient transmission of acoustic waves in the tissues.

The electricity thus achieving the head of the ultrasound is converted into mechanical vibration under form of acoustic(sound) waves passing through the tissues to heal and thus provide its mechanical and biological non-thermal effects.

Physiotherapeutic ultrasound has contributed greatly to solve many neurological diseases, but especially Orthopedic problems , such as: tendinitis-ligaments-follicle-edema-hematoma-muscle pains, muscle spasms-osteophytes (salts), in problems of the spine, e.t.c.

Depending on the pathology, if is in an acute or chronic phase, located superficially o deep in the tissue layer ,we can use ultrasound at 1MHz or 3MHz , and intermittent or continuous emission form.

Indications

• Cervical syndrome

•  Headaches(tension)

•  Whiplash

•  Torticollis

•  cervicobrachial syndrome

•  cervical arthrosis

•  controlled forms of intervertebral disc herniation

•  frozen shoulder

•  Shoulder impingement

•  periarthritis of shoulder

•  Bicipital tendonitis

•  rotator tentonitis

•  capsulitis

•  thoracic pain ,

•  Thoracic - lumbar arthrosis

•  thoracic outlet syndrome

•  low Back sprain/ strain-Herniated disc.

•  para spinal spasm

•  ischialgy(Sciatic syndrome)

•  lumbago (Lubago) sacroiliac sprain/strain

•  controlled forms of intervertebral disc herniation

•  Lombosciatalgy

•  Arthritis

•  Post operative stiffness, oedema

•  traumatic stiffness -oedema

•  Diseases of the tendons (tendinitis -tendinosis-tenosynovitis)

•  peritendinitis (of the patella - chondropathy -rotator cuff-long head of biceps-of Achilles)

•  insertional tendinopathy (epicondylitis (Tennis elbow)-epitrochleitis (Golfers’ elbow) abdominal

•  abductor syndrome, Pupalgy-femoral syndrome)

•  De Quervain disease

•  Dupuytren's Disease

•  tarsal tunnel syndrome

•  carpal tunnel syndrome,

•  plantar fascitis etc.

Sports injuries: muscular contracture -muscle strain, muscle rupture -post-operative rehabilitation of anterior-posterior crosciatus, meniscopathy ,collateral ligament strain, osteoarthritis of knee-sprained ankle, baseball fingerpost sprain oedema calcaneus spur ,adductor tentonitis etc.

Coxalgia arthrosis cruralgia-chondromalacia, gonarthrosi, lombosciatalgia

• Rheumatology e.c.c