TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Therapeutic Ultrasound A1 - Lake, David A2 - Bellew, James W. A2 - Michlovitz, Susan L. A2 - Nolan Jr., Thomas P. PY - 2016 T2 - Modalities for Therapeutic Intervention, 6e AB - Therapeutic ultrasound (US) is one of the most commonly used, and misused, biophysical agents in physical therapy and other rehabilitative professions. Wong et al1 reported that certified orthopedic clinical specialists use therapeutic US for decreasing soft tissue inflammation and pain and for increasing tissue extensibility, scar tissue remodeling, and healing acute soft tissue injuries. The most common diagnoses for which US is used by rehabilitation professionals include back, shoulder, knee, and neck pain and difficulty in walking and other gait abnormalities.2 US represents more than 5.8% of all line items submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for payment.2 A recent study3 reported that 82.4% of physical therapists use US—and 36.4% use it daily. Most US use occurs in private practice settings (58.4%) and in the musculoskeletal area of practice (74.8%). Therapists use it on an average of 40% of their patients. Although quite high for a given modalities treatment, this rate of use is a considerable decline from the 94% that reported daily US use two decades ago.4 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/02 UR - fadavispt.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180666496 ER -