Walters Rod, Snyder David
Consultants in Sports Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.
Baylor University, Men's Basketball, Waco, TC, US.
J Orthop (Chesterton). 2025;10(1). doi: 10.52338/tjop.2025.4566. Epub 2025 Mar 18.
Competitive physical sports demand rigorous training, increasing the risk of overuse-associated musculoskeletal traumatic injuries followed by a complex and time-consuming healing process with economic effects and potential disability. Tissue healing involves inflammation, molecular and cellular pathway regulation, proliferation, and tissue regeneration. These responses can significantly vary depending on the location and severity of the injury, affecting recovery time, pain intensity, range of motion, and return to sports activity. Despite medical advancements, healing, pain alleviation, regenerative tissue quality, mobility, and quality of life remain challenging. Current treatments, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioid-based treatments, have systemic adverse effects and efficacy limitations. Long-duration ultrasound therapy has emerged as a promising mechanobiological and diathermic treatment, providing critical biomechanical and thermal stimuli. Biomechanical stimuli help regulate acute inflammation, cellular proliferation, and tissue regeneration. Thermal stimuli enhance blood flow, angiogenesis, and nutrient exchange, accelerating healing and improving recovery outcomes. These combined stimuli also increase skin porosity and permeability, facilitating targeted drug delivery through sonoporation and enhancing the efficacy of treatments like platelet-rich plasma therapy. This review examines recent studies exploring the therapeutic effects of long-duration ultrasound as a standalone and adjunctive therapy. It examined its roles in regulating acute inflammation, mitigating chronic inflammation, tissue regeneration, healing, sports-associated pain management, mobility, and overall tissue recovery.
竞技体育需要严格训练,这增加了与过度使用相关的肌肉骨骼创伤性损伤的风险,随后是一个复杂且耗时的愈合过程,会产生经济影响并可能导致残疾。组织愈合涉及炎症、分子和细胞途径调节、增殖以及组织再生。这些反应会因损伤的位置和严重程度而有显著差异,影响恢复时间、疼痛强度、活动范围以及恢复运动的时间。尽管医学取得了进步,但愈合、疼痛缓解、再生组织质量、活动能力和生活质量仍然具有挑战性。目前的治疗方法,包括非甾体抗炎药和基于阿片类药物的治疗,都有全身不良反应和疗效限制。长时间超声治疗已成为一种有前景的机械生物学和透热疗法,可提供关键的生物力学和热刺激。生物力学刺激有助于调节急性炎症、细胞增殖和组织再生。热刺激可增强血流、血管生成和营养物质交换,加速愈合并改善恢复结果。这些联合刺激还会增加皮肤孔隙率和通透性,通过声孔效应促进靶向药物递送,并提高富血小板血浆疗法等治疗的疗效。这篇综述考察了近期探索长时间超声作为独立疗法和辅助疗法的治疗效果的研究。它探讨了其在调节急性炎症、减轻慢性炎症、组织再生、愈合、运动相关疼痛管理、活动能力以及整体组织恢复方面的作用。