Mobile Veterinary Physiotherapy and Class 4 LASER Therapy in Worcestershire
TherapeutiC Ultrasound Therapy
I decided to add this in to my toolkit for a few specific circumstances. Like most electrotherapies, its fundamental benefits are reduced pain and inflammation, and increased blood flow and tissue healing- i’ve already got this covered with my LASER device- however there are a few specific circumstances they will work really nicely in combination with each other to produce the most benefit…
Examples of some cases I will be using it for, backed up by research:
⚡️ Scar tissue: reduces fibrous tissue, enhances collagen organisation, and improves tissue extensibility, also warms and softens scar tissue to enhance manual techniques.
- This might be from a wound or post-surgical scar (such as the case in this video of Poppy, following spinal surgery last year and lingering fibrous adhesions).
- As well as being unsightly, scar tissue causes compensation in other tissues and adhesions in the fascial system too. I will typically use ultrasound in mid-later stage wound healing, when tissue is stable but still needs remodelling support.
- Scar tissue can also come in the form of
⚡️Muscular fibrosis caused by injury, overuse, or chronic tension; treating scar tissue helps to enhance and restore normal muscular function. For example, Iliopsoas muscle chronic tension or injury and shortening.
⚡️Contracture: the shortening of soft tissue, often caused by limb disuse, e.g. following surgery or neurological issues, which can reduce mobility and range of motion. Examples include: flexor tendon contracture, gracilis muscle contracture.
⚡️Tendon and ligament injuries: it’s also something I will use in later stage tendon and ligament injuries, to help reduce fibrosis, and enhance collagen organisation, in tissues that are prone to shortening and re-injury.
After a combination of therapeutic ultrasound and LASER therapy, targeted manual treatment further helps to break down adhesions, in the form of myofascial and scar tissue release techniques, mobilisations, and stretches.