https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28476/
“Ultrasound treatment has good short term effectiveness and even yields satisfying medium term effects in patients with mild to moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810427/
“The objective is to warm tendons, muscle and other tissue to improve blood flow and accelerate healing.”
https://www.healthline.com/health/therapeutic-ultrasound
“Therapeutic ultrasound is often used for treating chronic pain and promoting tissue healing”
“It is suggested that the application of [ultrasound] to injured tissues will, amongst other things, speed the rate of healing & enhance the quality of the repair”
https://www.painscale.com/article/what-is-therapeutic-ultrasound
“Therapeutic ultrasound, or ultrasound therapy, is a non-invasive, medication-free procedure that has been used to treat various chronic pain conditions since the 1940s.”
https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/article/40/12/1331/1787872
“Thermal effects of ultrasound upon tissue may include increased blood flow, reduction in muscle spasm, increased extensibility of collagen fibres and a pro‐inflammatory response.”
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC164359/
“Nonthermal levels of ultrasound are reported to modulate membrane properties, alter cellular proliferation, and produce increases in proteins associated with inflammation and injury repair.”
“Surgically repaired human Achilles tendons may heal faster if ultrasound is applied during the early stages of healing.”
https://www.bmj.com/content/290/6467/512
“Ultrasound enhances recovery in most patients with lateral epicondylitis.”
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/art.1790030206
“Pain and range of motion appear to improve following ultra- sound treatment in acute periarticular inflammatory conditions and osteoarthritis”