A Pilot Study Non-Invasive Guidance for Therapeutic Ultrasound Treatment of Lower Back Muscle Injuries

University of California Irvine (UCI)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Injury; Muscle, Back, Lower

Treatments: Device: Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02169726

20139473

Details and patient eligibility

About

Back injuries are the most common reason people seeking for effective treatment. One of the most common treatments in sports medicine for muscular injuries is therapeutic ultrasound, which is designed to heat the injured tissue and increase the flow of blood to promote healing.

Full description

Researchers at Beckman Laser institute, using a technology developed at University of California, Irvine. The device call Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy, this device developed with harmless light that can measures and detect the change of blood flow, oxygen level, temperature and muscle tissue in lower back during therapeutic ultrasound therapy treatment.

The researchers can provide information in real-time tissue change before, during, and after treatments that can determine the effectiveness of the treatment and speed up recovery time.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or Female over 18 years of age,
• No back injuries, No plan treatment
• Currently diagnose with back injuries, with plan treatment of therapeutic ultrasound

Exclusion criteria

• Minors
• Obese
• Pregnant

Trial design

5 participants in 1 patient group

Musculoskeletal injuries

Description:

Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Imaging measure blood flow,oxygen, temperature in back muscle when they are treated with therapeutic ultrasound and can improve the treatment

Treatment:

Device: Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy