EQ Pro Therapy can significantly accelerate open wound healing. In fact the stable cavitation and acoustic streaming generated by EQultrasound pulsed-emission transducers (Blue, Green, Grey and White) play a significant role in closing open wounds.

Fibroblasts respond to therapeutic ultrasound with an increased protein synthesis, stimulating and enhancing the normal healing process.

The normal acute inflammatory response occurs after the initial clotting response with vasodilation and invasion of white blood cells to the area which initiated repair. Within the white blood cells are mast cells which undergo degranulation and release histamine and other chemical mediators to form a coagulated gel in the injured area.

When ultrasound is applied in this phase, it enhances the degranulation of mast cells resulting in the release of histamine and other mediators that attract fibroblasts and endothelial cells to the injured area. This will later result in the formation of collagen-containing vascular granulation tissue.

Early intervention with ultrasound should result in an accelerated acute inflammatory phase, moving to a quicker entry into the proliferative phase and improving comfort of the patient.

Indications for EQ Pro Therapy open wound healing:

• IMPORTANT: make sure you clean the wound thoroughly and you open a new / sealed sterilized gel container in order to minimize the risk of infections.
• use the White Transducer for smaller wounds or the Blue Transducer for larger wounds, applied directly on the wound. Make sure there is plenty of gel and that you do not apply too much pressure on the wound.
• EQultrasound Pro power output should be set between 30% and 40%
• treatment time should be 7-10 minutes (but this varies depending on the total area of the wound).
• one treatment should be enough, but if necessary repeat treatment the following day.

EQultrasound Pro Therapy continuous emission transducers (Red and Yellow) can be used to treat limitations in tendon extensibility, which often are the consequence of prolonged joint immobilization or injury.

Tendons are fibrous structures attaching muscles to bones and can contract or shorten when muscle or joint injuries occur. Collagen fibers become very stiff in a contracted tendon and this creates a problem also in normal weight bearing.

Continuous ultrasound emission increases collagen elasticity and it is very easily absorbed by structures rich in collagen, like tendons.

When associated with exercising EQ Pro Therapy can significantly increase tendon elastic properties. In fact by rising the temperature of deep muscle and tendon structures before or while performing stretching exercises, EQ Pro Therapy can promote tissue elongation and reduce the risk of fiber damage and tissue injuries.

To achieve normal elongation once again, it is necessary to heat the tendon structure to approximately 37°-40° Celsius (or 98°-104° Fahrenheit) and to manually perform static or repeated steady stretching exercises.

EQ Pro Therapy is the ideal tool for veterinarians and equine therapists to increase tendon temperature and flexibility without overheating the horse skin. In order to promote tendon elongation EQultrasound Pro treatment must be followed by manual stretching and gentle exercise (like hand-walking or walking in an underwater treadmill).

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EQultrasound Pro continuous emission transducers can be used to treat joint mobility limitations, which often are the consequence of prolonged immobilization, bursitis, tendonitis, scar tissue or adhesions.

When associated with exercising EQ Pro Therapy can significantly increase the joint range of motion. In fact by rising the temperature of deep muscle and tendon structures before or while performing stretching exercises, EQultrasound Pro Therapy can promote tissue elongation and reduce the risk of fiber damage and tissue injuries.

Continuous ultrasound emission increases collagen elasticity and it is very easily absorbed by structures high in collagen fiber, like joint capsules.

Joint structures are very often responsible for range of motion limitations and treating them with our therapeutic ultrasound makes it much easier to stretch them during exercise.

Furthermore, heating deep tissues while performing stretching exercises will increase the level of comfort for the horse.

In conclusion the use of EQ Pro Therapy in conjunction with stretching exercises is ideal for the rehabilitation of the joint range of motion, where joint movement has been inhibited by certain equine conditions.

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]]> https://www.equltrasound.com/treatment-of-joint-mobility-limitations/feed/ 1 https://www.equltrasound.com/stable-cavitation-and-acoustical-streaming-physiological-effects/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=stable-cavitation-and-acoustical-streaming-physiological-effects https://www.equltrasound.com/stable-cavitation-and-acoustical-streaming-physiological-effects/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:00:44 +0000 http://www.equltrasound.com/?p=724 EQ Pro Therapy acoustic and mechanical effects produce distortions of the cell membranes, influencing ion fluxes and intracellular activity.

Cell membrane destabilization results in an increase in cellular permeability, therefore many molecules travel into the cell, precipitating secondary effects:

• increase in cell membrane permeability
• increase of intracellular calcium (known as second messenger for cell function, including protein synthesis)
• increase mast cell degranulation
• increase histamine and chemotactic factor release by granules from mast cells and circulating platelets (influencing circulation and protein synthesis)

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In summary cell membrane destabilization is thought to enhance the inflammatory response from the inflammatory phase, consequently aiding and speeding up tissue regeneration and repair.

The most important parameters for the generation of mechanical non-thermal effects are:

• ultrasound frequency
• intensity of ultrasound emission
• exposure time

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At high ultrasound frequencies, on the order of the MHz (like in traditional high frequency ultrasound devices), the production of cavitation bubbles becomes more difficult than at low ultrasound frequencies, of the order of the kHz (like with EQultrasound Pro Therapy).

To achieve cavitation with high frequency 1-3 MHz devices, ultrasound intensity must be significantly increased, to ensure that the cohesive forces of interstitial fluids are overcome and voids are created; too high ultrasound intensities can lead to burns and tissues damages. Furthermore histamine is released by the degranulation of mast cells. The rate at which this occurs is proportional to the ultrasound intensity (the higher the ultrasound intensity, the more histamine is released). It is possible to form too much histamine with a high intensity output, which could prolong the inflammation instead of stimulating healing.

This is one of the major advantages offered by EQ Pro Therapy low frequency / longwave therapy (38 kHz +/-2) versus traditional high frequency ultrasound therapy (1-3 MHz): since EQPro Therapy operates at a much lower frequency than traditional high frequency devices, it can safely produce stable cavitation, acoustical streaming and micro-streaming without the need to increase significantly ultrasound intensity.

The acoustic and mechanical effects produced by EQ Pro Therapy increase cellular metabolic activity, cellular permeability, blood micro-circulation, enzymatic activity, tissue oxygenation and remove metabolic debris produced by the injury. All these physiological effects contribute to accelerate healing, reducing edema and pain, and speeding up the inflammatory phase of tissue repair for a faster recovery of the treated areas.

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