Rev. 02 of 10/12/04
10/24
NOTE: full colour pictures with examples of the applications (therapy / beauty)
appear in the attachment to the centre of the manual; in any case, before applying
ultrasound therapy, check the contraindications and refer to a physician or a
professional beautician.
Ch ap . 5
– P R E S E T P R O G R A M S
Ultrasound therapy has long been used to treat certain pathologies which can benefit from
the effects of mechanical vibrations: chronic pathologies, phlogosis, oedemas, etc.
Actually it is used also for aesthetic treatments (cellulitis, fats, etc.). This chapter lists the
techniques of application and certain examples on how to carry out ultrasound therapy
sessions in order to cure these pathologies through use of the preset programs.
5 . 1
– T h e r a p y p r o g r a m s
BIOSONYC has a large number of
preset therapy programs
, i.e. with all the parameters
memorized and ready to use. The various available programs are subdivided according to
the kind of tissue being treated:
1)
Bone tissue
: programs which deliver ultrasounds with the most common parameters
for the treatment of pathologies affecting the bone structure and related structures.
2)
Articulations
: preset programs for the therapy of the main problems affecting
articulations and cartilages.
3)
Muscles
: specific programs for the therapy of pathological or traumatic situations
affecting the muscles, due to physical activity or to daily life;
4)
Tendons
: programs of various kinds for carrying out therapy sessions applied to the
tendon structures, to muscle-tendon insertions and to bursae containing synovial
fluid.
The following sections list the preset THERAPY programs and then explain how to use
them.
5.1.1
– List of t hera py progra ms
BIOSONYC has 18 different preset therapy programs subdivided according to the areas to
be treated as developed in the previous section, plus 7 new therapy programs for
superficial pathologies with 3 MHz frequency. The Programs are listed on the following
table.
1 MHz Therapy Programs
Kind of Program
No.
Name of the program
Bone tissue pathologies
1
Bone atrophy
2
Callus
3
Osteitis and Periostitis
4
Ossification lag
