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Ultrasound cavitation for neuropathy pain - has anyone tried this?
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Hi Margaret @margaret10, Thanks for starting this discussion. I couldn't find any posts by members discussing ultrasound treatments for helping with scar tissue but hopefully members that have tried it will share their experience with you. I did find some fairly recent articles that show some promise.
-- Focused Ultrasound Therapy: https://www.fusfoundation.org/diseases-and-conditions/neuropathic-pain/
-- Therapeutic Potential of Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Decreasing Neuropathic Pain: Clinical and Experimental Evidence: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033967/.
This one from 2013 is a little different in that it uses ultrasound to deliver the drug for pain relief which can avoid some of the traditional side effects of a drug.
-- "SonoBandage" a transdermal ultrasound drug delivery system for peripheral neuropathy:
https://asa.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1121/1.4801417.
Have you discussed ultrasound cavitation or other options with your doctor or surgeon?
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Dear John,
Thanks so much for the citations. It seems that even though ultrasound has been around for a long time, there does not seem to be a clear consensus about its treatment of peripheral neuropathy pain - mostly small studies. I am hesitant to experiment, especially with focused ultrasound treatment of the brain, because I have epilepsy. I was hoping for a low-intensity, non-focused ultrasound treatment of peripheral nerves. I will run the more promising studies described in "Therapeutic Potential of Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Decreasing Neuropathic Pain . .. " by my neuromuscular neurologist and see if she knows of additional studies. Thanks so much for the help.