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6.2.2
CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR ULTRASOUND
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Active
tuberculosis
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Allergies to used ultrasound gels
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Applications on peripheral nerves (located on the bone, close to skin surface)
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Applications on glands with inner secretion
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Applications on areas around the eyes, brain, spinal cord
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Blood
diseases
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Children - epiphyses of growing bones
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Gonads
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Pregnancy
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Pacemaker
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Cardiovascular diseases
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Cochlear implants
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Metal
implants
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Skin defects and skin inflammations
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Bleeding
conditions
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Menstruation
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Tumour
diseases
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Blood circulation deficiency
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St. p. Laminectomii
6.2.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS FOR LASER THERAPY
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Applications in the area of the eyes – possibility of direct eye irradiation and retina damage
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Menstruation
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Tumour
diseases
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Irradiation of malignancies and potentially precancerous growths
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Irradiation of patients with cochlear implants
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Irradiation of glands with inner secretion
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Patients with febrile conditions
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Pulse modes (both red and infrared beam) are not used on patients with anamnesis of epilepsy
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Pregnancy
