{"id":146,"date":"2025-10-15T03:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2025-10-15T03:37:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T03:37:03","slug":"ultrasound-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/services\/ultrasound-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultrasound Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-content-heading-font-size\"><strong>Principle:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ultrasound therapy works by converting <strong>electrical energy into mechanical (sound wave) energy<\/strong> through a <strong>piezoelectric crystal<\/strong> \u00a0(e.g.Quart) inside the transducer head.  When alternating current passes through the crystal, it <strong>vibrates rapidly<\/strong>, producing <strong>high-frequency sound waves<\/strong>(typically 1 MHz or 3 MHz). These waves travel through the <strong>conductive gel<\/strong> into body tissues, where they create <strong>microscopic vibrations<\/strong> that lead to therapeutic effects.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" style=\"width:434px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/DSC_1063-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-content-heading-font-size\"><strong>Effects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Thermal Effects (Heating):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increases tissue temperature and blood flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhances soft tissue extensibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relieves muscle spasm and pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotes relaxation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Non-Thermal (Mechanical) Effects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Causes <strong>cavitation<\/strong> and <strong>microstreaming<\/strong> in tissues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stimulates <strong>cellular repair and regeneration<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduces <strong>inflammation and edema<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Accelerates <strong>healing of soft tissue injuries<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-content-heading-font-size\"><strong>Common Clinical Uses:<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Muscle and ligament injuries (sprains, strains)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tendinitis, bursitis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Joint stiffness or contracture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scar tissue management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Haematoma<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic pain and post-surgical recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Principle: Ultrasound therapy works by converting electrical energy into mechanical (sound wave) energy through a piezoelectric crystal \u00a0(e.g.Quart) inside the transducer head. When alternating current passes through the crystal, it vibrates rapidly, producing high-frequency sound waves(typically 1 MHz or 3 MHz). These waves travel through the conductive gel into body tissues, where they create microscopic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":22,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148,"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions\/148"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oraiaphysio.co.nz\/wp_oraia\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}