5. Indications and contraindications
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• ulcerations of shanks, trophic ulcerations
• burns
• frostbites
• decubitus ulcers
• scars without fibrosis
• wrinkles
• cellulite
• striae
• simple acne
• simplex herpes
• afts
• psoriasis
• chronic arthritis conditions
• painful shoulder syndrome
• enthesopathies
• carpal tunnel syndrome
• bursitis, tendovaginitis, fascitis
• subcutaneous haemorrhages (ecchymosis), contusions
• difficult, prolonged union of fractured bones
• joint injuries
• sprains, dislocations
• torticollis
• sudeck’s syndrome (stage I and II)
• ankylosing spondylitis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• spondyloarthrosis
• coxarthrosis
• gonarthrosis
• muscle overload syndromes
• neuralgias of peripheral nerves
• neuralgias after zoster
• diabetic neuropathy
5.2 Contraindications for ultrasound therapy
• tumor and status after tumor resection
• gestation (abdomen and lower part of the spine area)
• tuberculosis
• haemorrhagic condition
• circulatory failure and arrhythmia
• severe general status of system and cachexy
• growth of bones
• neuralgias of inexplicable origin
• acute inflammatory process and fever
• diabetes
• thrombophlebitis
• patients with implanted electronic devices (e.g. cardiac pacemakers)
• peripheral circulation disorders
• neuropathies
• intervertebral disc prolapsed
• status after resection of neural arch
• in the case of implants and endoprostheses special precautions must be taken
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