Ultrasound equipment

Equipment has its origins in shipping, where sound waves were sent from a ship into the sea to measure the depth of the sea. The use of ultrasound in physiotherapy is still relatively new. Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves, which humans cannot hear. A transmitter is placed on the skin, which transmits the waves and immediately receives the waves that are reflected by the body tissues. The various tissues in the body reflect the sound waves all to varying degrees. The transmitter passes the reflected sound waves to the computer, which translates them into electrical signals. These appear on the screen as grayscale, and you see an ultrasound image of the tissues.

Physiotherapy & ShockWave Doetinchem uses High End Ultrasound ultrasound equipment that makes it possible to visualize subcutaneous tissue using sound waves without harmful side effects. This is possible with 2 settings. With the ''normal'' ultrasound it is possible to image subcutaneous structures such as tendons, ligaments, joints, nerves on the screen. Using the Doppler mode, for example, it is also possible to identify places where there is increased blood flow, where suspected inflammation, such as Achilles tendonitis or a muscle tear, can be localized and the severity of an injury can be mapped out.

Just like with a pregnancy ultrasound, you immediately see the moving images on the screen. It is an external method that allows a diagnosis to be made more quickly and the correct treatment to be started. This can be physiotherapy, but also Shockwave therapy to, for example, remove calcifications in shoulder tendons. to crush. The ultrasound examination is quick, easy, comfortable for the patient and can be repeated as often as necessary. Because the therapist sees on the screen what happens during a movement and the patient indicates when and with which movement the complaints increase or decrease, an accurate diagnosis is made. Ultrasound is also sometimes used during treatment to monitor the development/decrease of the condition. to watch. (see also ESWT). When is ultrasound used? For certain conditions, the diagnosis can be made more accurately by means of ultrasound. Ultrasound is used to assess complaints of the posture and musculoskeletal system such as the shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, hip, knee and ankle. Would you like more information about ultrasound? , please contact our center via the contact page.