I know that ultrasound is used to “see” unborn babies in pregnant women, but why does physical therapy use ultrasound?
Diagnostic ultrasound provides images of soft tissue that may help to diagnose certain conditions. Therapeutic ultrasound produces heat deep in the tissue, producing more elasticity of tendons and ligaments and reducing point tenderness. Ultrasound is limited to a very localized area of treatment and is not used to treat an entire leg, for example. • If someone has a stroke, is it true that they will get better without physical therapy? Strokes are caused by a blockage of blood flow to a part of the brain. Sometimes the blockage can be for only a few seconds, a few hours or in some cases permanently. If the blood flow is stopped to any tissue in the body, that tissue dies. This is also true of brain tissue, muscle or other types of tissue throughout the body. Many stroke patients will recover spontaneously after suffering a stroke, but learning may be difficult for them because they must experiment on their own to reprogram their brains. A professional can facilitate learning so that l
