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. 2024 Sep 2;16(9):e68487. doi: 10.7759/cureus.68487

Table 2. Conditions treated with therapeutic ultrasound with supporting evidence.

Musculoskeletal Conditions Supporting Evidence
Ankle sprains [71, 72, 73]
Achilles Tendinopathy [74]
Acute fractures [75, 76]
Back Pain [77]
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome [78, 79, 80]
Calcific tendinopathy of rotator cuff [81]
Chronic Low Back Pain [82]
Chronic calcific shoulder tendinitis [83]
Fracture healing [84, 85, 86]
Femoral head osteonecrosis [87]
General tendinopathies [88, 89]
Iliopsoas hematoma [90]
Knee Osteoarthritis [91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96]
Lateral epicondylitis [97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103]
Vertebral Spondylolysis [104, 105, 106]
Myofascial pain syndrome [107, 108]
Non-union healing [109, 110, 111]
Osteoarthritis [112, 113]
Plantar fasciitis [114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120]
Peripheral Nerve Regeneration [121, 122, 123]
Plantar Fasciopathy [124]
Rheumatoid arthritis [125, 126]
Rotator cuff tendinopathy [127, 128]
Tibial bone stress injuries [129]