Is There a Role of Ultrasound Stimulation in Pain Management ? A Literature Review

Short pulse of focused ultrasound can stimulate the receptor structures of human tissues in particular pain sensations. It can be widely used to promote recovery after nerve and tendon injuries, stroke hemiplegia, herpes zoster, acute mastitis, chronic pelvic pain. In this paper, we provide a brief review on the applications of sonophoresis, especially on pain management, mechanisms of sonophoresis, animal experiments and the problems of sonophoresis. This paper may provide a reference for further applying ultrasound stimulation to disease treatment.