Journal of Biomedical Engineering Research (대한의용생체공학회:의공학회지)

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A Study of Ultrasound Rehabilitation Therapy: Physiological Effects by Change of Ultrasound Intensity

초음파 치료 시 초음파 세기 변화에 따른 생리적 효과 연구

  • Kim, S.M. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, M.P. (Department of Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choi, B.C. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, Choonhae College) ;
  • Choi, S.H. (Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Biomedical & Health Science, Konkuk University) ;
  • Bae, H.S. (School of Medicine, Ewha Womans University) ;
  • Jung, H.S. (Department of Public Health Adminstration, Ju-Seong College) ;
  • Park, S.Y. (Korea Food and Drug Adminstration)
  • 김성민 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의학공학부) ;
  • 이만표 (건국대학교 신기술융합과) ;
  • 최병철 (춘해대학 의료공학과) ;
  • 최상혁 (건국대학교 의료생명대학 의학공학부) ;
  • 배하석 (이화여자대학교 의학전문대학원) ;
  • 정회승 (주성대학 보건행정과) ;
  • 박성윤 (식품의약품안전청)
  • Published : 2008.02.29
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Abstract

Therapeutic ultrasound which is developed for rehabilitation therapy have already been used for healing joint contracture, synechia, acute and chronic inflammatory diseases. Medical devices for pain-relief and healing using therapeutic ultrasound are actively being developed. This study measured the change of PTT with the transmitted ultrasound through the human body to find out the increase of compliance of blood vessels. Measurement method of PTT in this study is employed as useful ways to acquire physiological information of patients in the clinical case in order to measure the change of mechanical characteristics of blood vessels. This study confirmed the PTT change of rehabilitation patients through the thermal effects of ultrasound by using PTT and also found that it is possible to increase PTT by adjusting the warm water and ultrasound. The increase of PTT means the decrease of the pulse wave velocity from the cardiovascular system to the peripheral arteries. The physiological effects occurred using the warm water and ultrasound.

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