Phonophoresis is the use of ultrasound to enhance the delivery of topically applied drugs.
Phonophoresis – a procedure of surface effects on the tissue with ultrasonic waves, but the traditional ultrasound therapy fonoforez characterized by the presence of various drugs for medical and cosmetic purposes. They are applied to the skin in the affected area, and it is then subject to ultrasonic wave supplied from the apparatus. Phonophoresis – noninvasive procedure, but contact, this means that well-tolerated in the absence of contraindications due to non-traumatic – the skin during fonoforeza not damaged. The drug that is applied to the skin, due to the effect of different frequencies of ultrasound penetrates tissue much more deeply than in the conventional application. This allows nutrients to move faster and more efficiently, because ultrasound provides excellent stimulation of metabolic processes.
Currents Darsonvalya is a therapeutic modality that has been used by physical therapists since the 1940s. Currents Darsonvalya is applied using a round-headed wand or probe that is put in direct contact with the patient’s skin.