Ultrasound involves the therapeutic use of a sound wave to reduce swelling, promote healing and assist in scar tissue remodeling. This is achieved by cellular vibration causing a biostimulatory effect in the injured tissue.

Interferential Current is another form of electrotherapy. A wave current passes through the tissue and helps to reduce muscle spasm, pain and inflammation.

T.E.N.S. stands for "Trans-Cutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation". This electric device is helpful for pain control. It causes the body to release naturally occurring endorphins to decrease pain. It also locally desensitizes nerve endings to reduce pain.

Heat and Ice are used in the clinic in a variety of ways. The moist heat packs assist with relaxing tense muscles and stiff joints and also for reducing pain. The ice is of value to decrease swelling in an injured area of the body. It is commonly used and included in the acronym "PRICE" for treatment of an acute injured area such as a sprained ankle.

PRICE stands for:

P rotection
R est
 I  ce
C ompression
E levation