Therapeutic Ultrasound Physiotherapy

• Therapeutic ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves, delivered through a handheld probe, to create gentle heat deep within muscles, tendons and ligaments - well below the surface that heat packs or massage alone can reach. This deep heating effect increases local blood flow, which helps bring oxygen and nutrients to injured tissue and supports the body's own healing process.
• Beyond the heating effect, the mechanical vibration of the sound waves can help loosen tight scar tissue and adhesions, reduce swelling, and ease pain and muscle spasm around an injury. It's a well-established, evidence-based technique that's often combined with manual therapy and exercise as part of a wider treatment plan, rather than used on its own.
• We commonly use therapeutic ultrasound for tendinitis and tendinopathy, bursitis, muscle strains and ligament sprains, frozen shoulder, and scar tissue or calcification following an injury or surgery. Your physiotherapist will assess whether it's appropriate for your specific condition as part of your treatment plan.
• The treatment itself is painless. A small amount of gel is applied to the skin and the probe is moved slowly over the treatment area for a few minutes - most patients feel nothing more than a mild warmth, if anything at all.