STUDIUL INFLUENŢEI INTENSITĂŢII ULTRASUNETELOR ÎN TRATAREA LOMBALGIEI CRONICE.

The paper aims at studying the effects produced by different levels of ultrasound intensity with the frequency of 1 MHz used to treat chronic back pain. The study was conducted over a period of two years, comprising a number of 312 patients with lumbo-sacral disease, aged between 10 and 20 years old. We used a device that produces BTL-07 ultrasonic frequency of 1MHz. Continuous ultrasonic waveform with an intensity of 0.2 W/cm2, respectively 0.4 W/cm2 was applied for 4 minutes. Clinicalfunctional parameters were followed on the onset and at the end of the recovery programme: pain, functional impotence, spinal syndrome, radicular syndrome, dural syndrome, fascial syndrome, psychological syndrome, muscle testing, gait evaluation. For the statistical processing of the data obtained, the "t" Student test was applied. It could be observed that the treatment combining Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) with ultrasounds of 0.4 W/cm2, applied in chronic low back pain allows a significant increase of the results during the recovery programme. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]