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| Title |
Effects of Therapeutic Ultrasound on Range of Motion and Stretch Pain
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| Published in |
Journal of Physical Therapy Science, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1589/jpts.26.711 |
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| Authors |
Katsuyuki Morishita, Hiroshi Karasuno, Yuka Yokoi, Kazunori Morozumi, Hisayoshi Ogihara, Toshikazu Ito, Masaaki Hanaoka, Takayuki Fujiwara, Tetsuya Fujimoto, Koji Abe |
| Abstract |
[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify the effects of therapeutic ultrasound on range of motion and stretch pain and the relationships between the effects. [Subjects] The subjects were 15 healthy males. [Methods] Subjects performed all three interventions: (1) ultrasound (US group), (2) without powered ultrasound (placebo group), and (3) rest (control group). Ultrasound was applied at 3 MHz with an intensity of 1.0 W/cm(2) and a 100% duty cycle for 10 minutes. The evaluation indices were active and passive range of motion (ROM), stretch pain (visual analog scale; VAS), and skin surface temperature (SST). The experimental protocol lasted a total of 40 minutes; this was comprised of 10 minutes before the intervention, 10 minutes during the intervention (US, placebo, and control), and 20 minutes after the intervention. [Results] ROM and SST were significantly higher in the US group than in the placebo and control groups for the 20 minutes after ultrasound, though there was no change in stretch pain. [Conclusion] The effects of ultrasound on ROM and SST were maintained for 20 minutes after the intervention. The SST increased with ultrasound and decreased afterwards. Additionally, the SST tended to return to baseline levels within 20 minutes after ultrasound exposure. Therefore, these effects were caused by a combination of thermal and mechanical effects of the ultrasound. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 22% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 11% |
| Benin | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 4 | 44% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 89% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 143 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 24% |
| Student > Master | 18 | 13% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 4% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 18 | 13% |
| Unknown | 54 | 38% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 25 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 17% |
| Sports and Recreations | 13 | 9% |
| Engineering | 6 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 2% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 57 | 40% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 8. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 January 2023.
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