Traditional therapeutic ultrasound compared with sustained acoustic medicine (SAM). a comparison

Abstract

VI. Wearable during work or competition. The SAM is different from traditional ultrasound. It runs on a battery, whereas traditional ultrasound is plugged into a wall socket. The size of traditional ultrasound is the size of a 3 ring binder, whereas the SAM is about the size of a TENS unit or cell phone. Traditional ultrasound produces from 2000 to 4000 joules. The SAM can produce up to 18,000 joules when two crystals are used.2 This added energy will speed up healing, pain relief and all the other things. There was a study performed several months ago looking at SAMs ability to decrease pain associated with tendonitis. There was a significant reduction of pain over the 6 week study. Participants started with a 5.3 on the numerical rating scale and ended with a 1.6. There was another study looking at grip strength in subjects with elbow tendinitis. At week 4 there was a significant increase in from baseline to week 2 in grip strength of the injured limb. This increased grip strength was even larger at weeks 4 and 6. A photo of the SAM and traditional ultrasound are now presented. SAM thigh: