Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Individuals Can Learn How To Alleviate Pain With A Portable Ultrasound Machine

Individuals Can Learn How To Alleviate Pain With A Portable Ultrasound Machine


by Javier Mcnear


Pain relief is one of the primary benefits that can be derived by the use of a portable ultrasound machine. It achieves this by reducing edema and swelling. It also accelerates the healing process by causing an increase in blood flow.

This technology delivers benefits via thermal and non-thermal methods. At one time, application of these waves to alleviate pain was only possible in a hospital or other medical building. The big professional units would emit the sound waves in a continuous way.

The compact unit is safe for home use because it produces the sound waves in a pulsing pattern rather than a continuous one. There is an interval between the pulses. They are successful in spite of being weaker because they can be administered every day. Most individuals are able to afford one of these machines due to the nominal cost.

It was around the time of World War II that the benefits of this technology for pain relief were discovered. The technology intended for use as a navigational device for submarines was killing fish. It was the heating properties that were found to be responsible and that heating capability was researched and found to be effective for providing pain relief in appropriate strengths.

This method of relieving pain can be applied to improving a number of afflictions. Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, plantar fasciitis and bursitis are among the conditions that can be improved. Others are sprains affecting the ligaments, strains affecting the muscles and tendonitis.

The small and lightweight model makes this home application for pain reduction possible. The units are produced by numerous manufacturers. A reliable company will include a warranty for at least a year with each machine sold.

The portable ultrasound machine is compact enough to be carried. Some can operate on battery power. The lightweight units have been in use since the 1980s. Those that can be run on battery power became available in the late 1990s.




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