THERAPEUTIC ULTRASOUND IN THE TREATMENT OF MUSCLE INJURY: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Abstract

Introduction: The complications of muscle injuries can cause decrease in functional capacity and may impair the return to daily activities. The use of ultrasound as a resource in the treatment of these lesions is frequent, however, there is no scientific consensus in the literature regarding the effectiveness of this feature. Objective: To analyze, through a systematic review of the literature, the effects of therapeutic ultrasound in muscle injuries to animals and humans. Methodology: It is a systematic review, conducted according to the methodology prisma. Were included scientific articles with controlled experiments, both in animals and in humans, with the keywords "therapy by ultrasound" and "Ultrasound" associated with "muscle" (also translated in English) searched in the databases PubMed, Bireme and Scielo databases between the years of 2006 to 2013. Results: The treatment of muscle injuries with ultrasound has proven to be an effective technique in animals, however, in humans showed no difference to demonstrate its effectiveness. Conclusion: Despite the conflicting results between studies in animals and in humans, it was observed results pro-repaired in the first and absence among humans, however, more studies are needed in the area.