Ultrasonography is a Highly Valuable Technology in Clinical Practice

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Rita Vivera Pane

Abstract

Technological advancements have significantly impacted healthcare services, including the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation. One prominent emerging technology is ultrasound, which hasevolved beyond its traditional role as a diagnostic tool to facilitate therapeutic interventions, such as muscle training therapies and injections targeting neural or musculoskeletal structures. Exercisetherapies aimed at isolating specific muscle contractions are crucial, and ultrasound imaging aids in accurately targeting the desired muscles. For a medical rehabilitation specialist, proficiency in ultrasound usage is essential for daily practice.Given its integral association with “physical” aspects, physical medicine and rehabilitation require an understanding of movements, such as concentric and eccentric actions involving the origins and insertions of muscles. Additionally, ultrasound provides detailed visualizations of muscle fascia in various conditions—whether normal or edematous—fibrotic changes in muscles due to prolonged immobility, atrophy in sarcopenia, and muscles that have been improperly utilized. It also offersinsight into spastic muscle fibers, entrapped nerves, edematous nerves, linear fractures, and other features not visible on X-Ray, due to its ability to capture dynamic images of the targeted structures. Managing spasticity through chemoneurolysis injections, such as botulinum toxin, phenol, alcohol, or interventions like cryotherapy or lidocaine nerve blocks, is greatly enhanced by advancements in ultrasound technology

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Pane, R. V. (2024). Ultrasonography is a Highly Valuable Technology in Clinical Practice. Indonesian Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 13(01). https://doi.org/10.36803/indojpmr.v13i01.421
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Rita Vivera Pane, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya

Medical StaffDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya – Hajj General Hospital of East Java,Surabaya, Indonesia

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Rita Vivera Pane, Medical Staff, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya – Hajj General Hospital of East Java, Surabaya, Indonesia