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Contraindications
21.2 Ultrasound therapy
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General
contraindications
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Diseases in which heat should not be applied, e.g., acute inflammatory
diseases
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Diseases in which mechanical forces are contraindicated, e.g.,
phlebothrombosis, haemorrhagic diathesis
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Do not apply ultrasound higher than C3
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Do not apply ultrasound to parenchymatous or heat-sensitive organs
(testes, eyes, pregnant uterus, liver, kidney, etc.)
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Anaesthetised skin areas
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Temperature regulation disorders
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After treatment with ionising radiation
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Epiphyseal plates and lines
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Tumours
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Do not use over electronic pacemakers
Metal implants and endoprostheses
There are no longer any concerns about dynamic ultrasound application in
low doses.
