Promote Healing & Pain Relief with
Ultrasound Therapy!

How You May Benefit From Ultrasound Therapy:

  • Relieve acute or chronic pain in muscles, joints, and soft tissue
  • Reduce soreness, stiffness, and tension in affected areas
  • Break down scar tissue and adhesions to improve mobility
  • Enhance blood flow and nutrient delivery for faster recovery
  • Decrease inflammation and swelling in injured tissues
  • Promote natural healing of ligaments, tendons, and muscles
  • Increase tissue flexibility and range of motion
  • Support post-injury and post-surgical rehabilitation
  • Non-invasive, drug-free pain management option
  • Help prevent re-injury by improving tissue health

Ultrasound Therapy in Monroeville

What Can Ultrasound Therapy Treat?

Ultrasound therapy is a method of treatment commonly used during physical therapy. Its primary purpose is to apply deep heating to soft tissues in the body including muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints. It is important to understand that ultrasound therapy is not the same as diagnostic ultrasound, which is typically used to see inside the body like to check the fetus in a pregnant woman. With a light gel applied to the skin in order to reduce friction and promote the transmission of ultrasonic waves at an approximate frequency range of 0.8-3.0 Mhz., the soundwaves submit a vibration through the local tissues, which causes a heating effect. Moreover, ultrasound therapy promotes tissue relaxation, local blood flow, and scar tissue breakdown in the body to treat:

Back Pain Neck Pain Herniated Disc Sciatica
Pinched Nerve Scoliosis Degenerative Disc Disease Osteoarthritis
Spinal Stenosis Spondylosis Facet Joint Syndrome Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
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* Disclaimer: Results are not guaranteed and may vary from person to person.

How Ultrasound Therapy Works

Ultrasound therapy is implemented with an ultrasound machine that has an ultrasound transducer (sound head) attached. When a small amount of gel is applied to a particular body part, a physical therapist will slowly move the sound head in a small circular motion on the area. The settings for the ultrasound machine can be altered to control the intensity and depth of penetration of the ultrasound waves.

patient receiving Ultrasound Therapy in Monroeville

In situations where the heating effects undesirable, like with a fresh injury that produces acute inflammation, ultrasound therapy can be pulsed rather than continuously transmitted in order to reduce any discomfort the patient may feel. On the other hand, the intensity of the ultrasound may be increased during instances where breaking down scar tissue is the objective. Although breaking down scar tissue through ultrasound therapy may take a longer amount of time, the ultrasound treatment will normally take approximately 4-6 minutes, depending on the size and location of the area being treated.

If you are interested in ultrasound therapy, we can help determine if you are a good candidate for this therapy with a consultation at our Monroeville chiropractic center.

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Cannot recommend Pittsburgh East Health Center enough! We started noticing neck movement limitations in my 3-month-old son, paired with a flat spot on the back of his head. He couldn’t independently turn his neck to one side and instead would move his entire body to look that way. He began favoring the opposite side, which contributed to the flat spot. We decided to bring him to Dr. Levi Trapanotto to see what he could do for our little man. After about 10 sessions, my son is now able to turn his neck to both sides, and the flat spot is nearly gone. I can truly see the excitement in my son’s eyes now that he’s able to freely twist his neck both ways. Dr. Trapanotto handled our son with such care and truly went above and beyond to make him feel comfortable. Pittsburgh East Health Center became a happy place for our son, and he often experienced immediate relief after his sessions. I cannot thank Dr. Trapanotto and everyone at Pittsburgh East Health Center enough for taking such wonderful care of my son—because of them, he is now accelerating in meeting his developmental milestones! *

Cassidy L.Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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Very professional but fun group of people who actually care for you as an individual. Not just one size fits all for your specific needs. Very understanding. Was able to help me tremendously with my pain. Not just covering it up but actually fixing the problem where it started. Thank you for everything you have done. *

Michelle D.Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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Pittsburgh E. Health Center has helped me through a very difficult time in my life with my back. When I thought nothing could be done they gave me hope. The treatments have been very successful I am very happy with my progress and with how everything has been handled. They are very professional but most of all very caring about the individual and my well-being. I highly recommend them to everyone. They actually make it pleasant to go for therapy *

Lisa V.Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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So I’m an icu nurse for many years. The last three years I had debilitating pain in my hip and leg. I was using many OTC meds and some prescribed for me which never helped or masked the pain. I learned of Dr. Shultz and Dr. Levi through a patient of mine. I called them and after one treatment I have not used any meds for pain anymore. They truly care about the health and wellness of each of their patients. The focus is not on treating with pain killers but trying to restore optimal function to the area that is causing problems. The staff is awesome. They provide education and other types of services, including weight loss and iv with vitamins and minerals. I myself have had decompression therapy, stem and adjustments by Dr Levi. I trust him and Dr. Schulz. Lisa and Maddie are awesome too! Great staff and environment. *

Amy O.Monroeville, Pennsylvania
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I have been going to Dr. Schultz since August 5, 2021. I started seeing him due to back issues due to my work of being a Certified Nursing Assistant of more than 15 years. I could hardly walk anymore and the pain was unbearable. While a year later, I am doing fabulous due to his treatments and maintenance care of me. He along with his staff and beautiful wife Lisa have been a God Send to me. I am down to seeing him now only once a month the maintenance care to keep me steady and on track. He gave me my life back literally. *

Cynthia N.Monroeville, Pennsylvania

* Disclaimer: Results are not guaranteed and may vary from person to person.