Indications / Contraindications
1.4 Contraindications - Ultrasound therapy
contraindications
• Diseases for which heat should not be used, such as acute inflammatory diseases
• Diseases in which mechanical influences are contraindicated, such as phlebothrombosis
• Limited blood flow
• Suspected cardiovascular diseases
• Haemorrhagic diathesis
• Do not treat cervically higher than C3
• Ultrasound treatment of parenchymatous or heat-sensitive organs
(testes, eyes, gravid uterus, liver, kidney, etc.)
• Anaesthetised areas of skin
• Abnormal temperature perception
• Following treatment with ionising radiation
• Epiphyseal plates
• Tumours
• Electronic pacemakers
• Use on or near open wounds
• Limited reflexes or pain sensitivity
• Use on the abdominal, pelvic or lumbar regions during pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
Metal implants and endoprostheses
Nowadays there are no more concerns against the use of dynamic, low-dose ultrasound.