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Article: Effect of continuous-wave ultrasound on blood flow in skeletal muscle. (includes commentary and author response)
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- Physical Therapy
- Article date:
- February 1, 1995
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1995 American Physical Therapy Association, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Physiological and therapeutic properties of ultrasound are attributed to thermal and various nonthermal reactions. [1-5] The tissue responses to the thermal effects of ultrasound include increased tissue metabolism, increased permeability of biological membranes, and changed membrane potentials. [3,5-7] One of the proposed effects of ultrasound is that it increases blood flow to skeletal muscle. [7-10] We believe this supposition is generally accepted throughout the physical therapy and athletic training communities, despite a lack of scientific evidence to substantiate this claim. An informal telephone survey of 20 physical therapists and 5 certified athletic trainers ...