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Originally Posted by Desi
Hi Tayla! This is all so new to me! I thought an ultrasound was painless, used without needles? How long ago did you have this done?what about the dangers of this spreading by using this? Bilateral ultrasound can remove fluid from effusions in the joints?? Now, I am interested in more info on this. does anyone have more info .. a link you can post on this treatment? does and can it cause spreading? TIA(Thanks in advance) Love, Desi
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Sorry Desi, I just saw this query.
The differance between the ultrasound that is usually used in Physiotherapy and what I had is just that mine was called "real time" Ultrasound meaning they were watching the screen and getting vision at the same time as using the transducer. My physio does use a "real time" ultrasound machine anyway as he likes to see the condition of the tissue he is working on.
I had the ultrasound specifically as the treatment of knee effusions as I had, over a number of days become extremely swollen in my knee joints and was totally unable to bend them.
Ultrasound is painless usually, the only pain maybe from the pressing of the transducer onto painful RSD areas.
Take care
Tayla
