How has the use of ultrasound in physical therapy evolved recently?
Bohn: Ultrasound is important to our practice. Because of the clinician and patient response to it, the profession is going to continue to do more research on therapeutic ultrasound. (See Wong et al, “A survey of therapeutic ultrasound ” Phys Ther. 2007;87:986-994.) In the near future, I think it will be a definite, solid evidence-based “established effective treatment.” It’s got a solid place now because of all of the surveys that have been done. I think we will find that it is an established, effective treatment in the future and it will be a solid modality. I also think it (the use of therapeutic ultrasound) will broaden. They’re doing incredible things surgically and diagnostically, such as 3D ultrasound in the emergency room for pediatric trauma. Schneider: As more research is performed and published, we are able to use the results of randomized controlled clinical trials and systematic reviews to be more selective in our use of ultrasound and our parameters for treatment. Even th
