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  Portable Ultrasound modality, commonly used for home care services (file photo) Therapeutic ultrasound, what you need to know By Edward Era Barbacena PTRM When you hear the word “ultrasound,” you may think of its application during pregnancy as a tool that can generate images of the womb. This is diagnostic ultrasound used to capture images of organs and other soft tissues. Therapeutic ultrasound is a treatment tool used by physical and occupational therapists. How is ultrasound used therapeutically? Therapeutic ultrasound is often used for treating chronic pain and promoting tissue healing. It may be recommended if you experience any of the following conditions: -carpal tunnel syndrome -shoulder pain, including frozen shoulder -tendonitis -ligament injuries -joint tightness Physical therapists use therapeutic ultrasound in two different ways: Deep heating Your physical therapist (PT) might use therapeutic ultrasound to provide deep heating to soft tissue to increase blood circul...

  ‘Pasma’ could just be a symptom of another medical condition By Edward Era Barbacena PTRN It’s a Filipino thing: “’Rest for a while before taking a bath, you might get pasma." Physical therapist are having a hard time addressing 'Pasma' to their patients because there is no scientific explanation But what is “pasma?” In a recent episode of Pinoy MD, Dr. Teresita Joey Ples Evangelista, Department Chair of Physical and Rehab Medicine at the Asian Hospital and Medical  Center, said “pasma” might actually just be a symptom of another medical condition like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or Hyperhidrosis. “Malabo na may ganung konsepto, kaya tuloy-tuloy ang pananaliksik ng mga eksperto tungkol sa pasma,” she said. "Pasma," Filipinos believe, is the excessive sweating of your palms, the shaking and/or numbness of your hands; results of that shower you took while you were tired. But the doctor says excessive sweating of the palms might just be a symptom of Hyperhidrosis, Gout...