Phonophoresis

Phonophoresis (also called sonophoresis ):

the application of active ingredients in medicine supported by sound waves (often ultrasound ),
the teaching of the therapeutic use of audible sound waves (e.g. by means of differently tuned tuning forks that are held on acupuncture points, meridians and chakras), but also infrasound within various alternative medical , complementary medical and wellness concepts .

Scientific phonophoresis

Experimentally, in this method, known in English as phonophoresis or sonophoresis , the use of ultrasound improves the absorption of an active ingredient through the skin, which is applied in the form of ointments, for example. The process is comparable to iontophoresis , which uses electricity instead of ultrasound.

Web links

JZ Srbely: Ultrasound in the management of osteoarthritis: part I: a review of the current literature. In: The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association. Volume 52, Number 1, March 2008, pp. 30-37, ISSN 0008-3194 . PMID 18327300 . PMC 2258240 (free full text).
Sonus puncture A form of application developed further from the Phonophores using tuning forks

Individual evidence

↑ AC Bare, MB McAnaw et al. a .: Phonophoretic delivery of 10% hydrocortisone through the epidermis of humans as determined by serum cortisol concentrations. In: Physical therapy. Volume 76, Number 7, July 1996, pp. 738-745, ISSN 0031-9023 . PMID 8677278 .
^ NN Byl: The use of ultrasound as an enhancer for transcutaneous drug delivery: phonophoresis. In: Physical therapy. Volume 75, Number 6, June 1995, pp. 539-553, ISSN 0031-9023 . PMID 7770499 . (Review).
↑ DS Gogstetter, LA Goldsmith: Treatment of cutaneous sarcoidosis using phonophoresis. In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology . Volume 40, Number 5 Pt 1, May 1999, pp. 767-769, ISSN 0190-9622 . PMID 10321609 .

[PMID8677278-1] AC Bare, MB McAnaw et al. a .: Phonophoretic delivery of 10% hydrocortisone through the epidermis of humans as determined by serum cortisol concentrations. In: Physical therapy. Volume 76, Number 7, July 1996, pp. 738-745, ISSN 0031-9023 . PMID 8677278 .

[PMID7770499-2] NN Byl: The use of ultrasound as an enhancer for transcutaneous drug delivery: phonophoresis. In: Physical therapy. Volume 75, Number 6, June 1995, pp. 539-553, ISSN 0031-9023 . PMID 7770499 . (Review).

[PMID10321609-3] DS Gogstetter, LA Goldsmith: Treatment of cutaneous sarcoidosis using phonophoresis. In: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology . Volume 40, Number 5 Pt 1, May 1999, pp. 767-769, ISSN 0190-9622 . PMID 10321609 .