Therapy and Treatment
Ultrasound treatment sessions are relatively short. However, how long they last does matter! If they are too short, they will be ineffective. If they are too long… well, you can even damage tissues and make the situation worse. You can learn the simple rules for determining a safe treatment time in the seventh episode of my video series about therapeutic ultrasound treatment.
The M-Sonic 901 therapeutic ultrasound is an easily operated and adjustable device. I present this in episode 13 of my video series about therapeutic ultrasound treatment. You can watch the previous episode (Performing the ultrasound treatment) by clicking here.
Ultrasound is a sound wave (that is, a mechanical vibration). Its frequency is so high that it cannot be heard by the human ear. During treatment, the ultrasound beam is directed at the affected area. The beams penetrate the body, collide with tissues and cells, and transfer their energy to them. As a result, the treated tissues warm up, which accelerates blood and lymph circulation, removing toxins from the affected area and bringing healing substances.
Ultrasound is a sound wave used in therapeutic and beauty treatments. The effect of the treatment depends on the dosage. Neither too little nor too much is good! A treatment that is too short will have no effect, while if you apply too much in the same area you can damage the periosteum, tendons and ligaments. Only treat as much as recommended in the treatment manual!
In this video I discuss the use and application of the M-Sonic 950 therapeutic ultrasound device.
In the series about professionals, I now introduce Gréta Hepp, who represents the young, well-traveled generation. With her degree earned abroad and her overseas experience and knowledge, she wants to make a career at home. Her favorite area is movement rehabilitation for athletes — she helps athletes recover from various injuries and surgeries as quickly as possible and regain their pre-injury condition. She uses several methods, including the most modern muscle stimulation. I asked her about her work and goals.
Strengthening the thigh muscles may be necessary for many reasons. Reversing muscle mass loss after a prolonged illness or fracture, treating muscle atrophy, and increasing the stability of the knee and hip joints are the most common reasons. In this article you'll find a generally applicable, 3-month program that helps strengthen your thigh muscles without increasing pain or risking surgery. I explained in earlier articles why this is effective, so here I will focus only on outlining the treatment steps.
Gábor Czene lost his right leg in a road motorcycle accident at the age of 25. For years he believed that was the limit of his mobility and sport. But things turned out differently....
Kalamász “Raszika” Zsanett recently successfully completed her first marathon (Sri Chinmoy Marathon Lázbérc, 4 hours 51 minutes). Raszika is a yoga instructor and, besides yoga, running is her “second love.” She began preparing roughly two years ago, running 50–70 km per week. So far it sounds straightforward, but about a year ago she developed foot pain while running that did not go away — by spring it had worsened so much that she underwent manual therapy and received softlaser, cryo and shockwave treatments, yet her complaints persisted. That’s when she started using a Runner Pro electrotherapy device regularly.
In the summer of 2018 the ExtremeMan Long Distance Triathlon National Championship was won by Merida rider, Zoltán Petsuk. This is an ordeal consisting of a 3,800 m swim followed by 180 km cycling and finishing with a marathon (42 km) run. Zoli needed only 8 hours and 20 minutes to complete it. After the big success, however, a sneaky problem began to cast a shadow over his everyday life. He won the race despite agonizing pain around his heel, but the pain that had been tolerable earlier intensified by autumn to the point that it made quality work impossible. He received various treatments without results, and rest did not help. We met by chance. In our first conversation it became clear that he had lost his confidence and, struggling with the injury, wondered if this was the end of professional, performance-oriented competition for him.
Back pain is one of the most common modern lifestyle ailments. You sit hunched in front of the computer all day, then jostle along in traffic in the car or bus, and can’t wait to plop into an armchair to watch your favorite series… Your physical activity approaches zero… and you wonder why your back starts to hurt. The more you rest, the more it hurts… It’s all due to weakening of the spinal-stabilizing muscles. But the more it hurts, the less you move. That way you can’t get rid of the unpleasant pain. But there is help!
Most people take medication to reduce pain. But what about those for whom drug side effects make that impossible? For them I recommend drug- and side-effect-free nerve stimulation pain relief methods, i.e. TENS and MENS treatments. Both are based on electrically stimulating nerves with impulses. Devices can offer several different programs with differing effects. Some are suitable for acute pain and are worth using for a few days only because they lose effectiveness if used longer. Others, conversely, can be used for chronic pain for years without tolerance or loss of effect. In this article I show when to choose which pain relief program.
