Disease relevance of Phonophoresis

• AIM OF STUDY: To compare the effectiveness of ibuprofen phonophoresis (PH) with conventional ultrasound (US) therapy in knee osteoarthritis [1].
• Iontophoresis with dexamethasone sodium phosphate can relieve pain in acute elbow tendonitis, but there is no support for phonophoresis for any tendonitis [2].

High impact information on Phonophoresis

• Phonophoresis of methyl nicotinate: a preliminary study to elucidate the mechanism of action [3].
• Effect of phonophoresis on serum salicylate levels [4].
• The rearing behavior of arthritic animals had improved significantly after US and diclofenac phonophoresis treatments [5].
• The purpose of this study was to investigate the peripheral influences of US and phonophoresis on the modulation of spinal inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression elicited by hind paw stimulation with an ankle injection of complete Freund adjuvant (CFA) [5].
• Comparative study of the efficacy of the topical application of hydrocortisone, therapeutic ultrasound and phonophoresis on the tissue repair process in rat tendons [6].

Anatomical context of Phonophoresis

• Effect of indomethacin phonophoresis on the relief of temporomandibular joint pain [7].
• Hydrocortisone phonophoresis is a therapeutic treatment method that uses ultrasound to drive hydrocortisone into subcutaneous tissues in order to produce an anti-inflammatory effect [8].

Associations of Phonophoresis with chemical compounds

• Distribution and deposition of tritiated cortisol using phonophoresis [9].
• INTERVENTIONS: Naproxen was applied to the first group using phonophoresis (29 patients--33 extremities) and to the second group using iontophoresis (32 patients--34 extremities) [10].
• Just before surgery, phonophoresis of a ketoprofen gel (Fastum gel) was given to group A using continuous ultrasound (1 MHz, 1.5 W/cm2, for 5 minutes) [11].
• Effects of ultrasound and trolamine salicylate phonophoresis on delayed-onset muscle soreness [12].
• Ultrasound-enhanced diffusion into coupling gel during phonophoresis of 5-fluorouracil [13].

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Phonophoresis

• OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of naproxen (10%) applied by topical iontophoresis or by phonophoresis in the treatment of lateral epicondylitis [10].
• Twenty-four purebred greyhounds were used to compare intra-articular levels of hydrocortisone resulting from intra-articular injection, phonophoresis, and external application of hydrocortisone [14].

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