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Episode 60: Long Duration, Low Intensity Ultrasound

Updated: Sep 20, 2021

Alexander LD, Gilman DR, Brown DR, Brown JL, Houghton PE. Exposure to low amounts of ultrasound energy does not improve soft tissue shoulder pathology: a systematic review. Physical therapy. 2010;90(1):14-25.


Best TM, Moore B, Jarit P, Moorman CT, Lewis GK. Sustained acoustic medicine: wearable, long duration ultrasonic therapy for the treatment of tendinopathy. The Physician and sportsmedicine. 2015;43(4):366-374.


Best TM, Wilk KE, Moorman CT, Draper DO. Low Intensity Ultrasound for Promoting Soft Tissue Healing: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Medical Technology. Intern Med Rev (Wash D C). 2016;2(11).


Daniels S, Santiago G, Cuchna J, Van Lunen B. The Effects of Low-Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound on Measurable Outcomes: A Critically Appraised Topic. Journal of sport rehabilitation. 2018;27(4):390-395.


Draper DO, Klyve D, Ortiz R, Best TM. Effect of low-intensity long-duration ultrasound on the symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study. Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research. 2018;13(1):257.


Fu SC, Hung LK, Shum WT, et al. In vivo low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) following tendon injury promotes repair during granulation but suppresses decorin and biglycan expression during remodeling. The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy. 2010;40(7):422-429.


Fu SC, Shum WT, Hung LK, Wong MW, Qin L, Chan KM. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on tendon healing: a study of the effect of treatment duration and treatment initiation. The American journal of sports medicine. 2008;36(9):1742-1749.


Petterson S, Plancher K, Klyve D, Draper D, Ortiz R. Low-Intensity Continuous Ultrasound for the Symptomatic Treatment of Upper Shoulder and Neck Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial. J Pain Res. 2020;13:1277-1287.


Rigby JH, Taggart RM, Stratton KL, Lewis GK, Jr., Draper DO. Intramuscular Heating Characteristics of Multihour Low-Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound. Journal of athletic training. 2015;50(11):1158-1164


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