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Ultrasound for home use

54Mariposa
54Mariposa
Hello!

Has anyone ever used one of these? If yes, how was your experience? Is there a specific unit you would recommend?

I am in physical therapy right now and the ultrasound is the only treatment that helps but it costs me $75 for every appointment. I can't afford to go more than twice a week.

Would love some feedback.

Thanks!
jptexas
jptexas
Tried it with physical therapy...finally realized the reason for my big flares was because of it. No good for me.
onechris
onechris
I have a portable Ultrasound device that I use on my hips and knees for bursitis. I have found it to be very helpful. The important thing is never hold it on one spot, always keep it moving. It works by heating the underlying tissue and stimulating blood flow to the area. I have looked into LEDs light therapy, but the devices that are effective and FDA approved are still out of my price range. Hope this helps, Sincerely Chris
onechris
onechris
P. S. I use the US PRO 2000 2nd EDITION portable ultrasound which is FDA approved and has three modes High, Medium and Low and 5, 10 and 15 minutes settings. Just remember that the higher the frequency of the device is opposite to the depth of treatment, so 1MHz penirtrates deeper into the tissue than a 2, 3, 4 or 5 MHz device. I believe it was under $90.

I get Parker ultrasound gel from Amazon.com. I also bought a baby bottle warmer for under $20 to heat up the gel. With the gel, I have found that adding 1/4 distilled water to 3/4 gel make it easier to spread around. I have also tried using biofreeze gel with the ultrasound gel.

Not everyone can tolerate the pain relief gels. Capsasin creme makes my skin burn and hurts severely. I bought a bag of popsicle sticks at Walmart. They make pooling the gel back in place easy and are good for cleanup if you want to use the same hand towels for multiple treatments. Otherwise, the gel dries and until you wash the hand towel it becomes hard and scratchy. Sincerely, Chris