Ultrasound can assist in reabsorption of which deposits in soft tissue?

Ultrasound can assist in reabsorption of which deposits in soft tissue?

• A. Calcium deposits.
• B. Adipose tissue.
• C. Scar tissue only.
• D. Fluid collections.

Answer: (A)

Therapeutic ultrasound can promote resorption of calcium deposits in soft tissue by delivering energy that increases tissue temperature and produces non-thermal effects such as microstreaming and cavitation. These effects boost local blood flow, cellular metabolism, and phagocytic activity around a calcium deposit, helping the body break down and reabsorb the crystals over time. Adipose tissue doesn’t typically reabsorb through ultrasound energy, scar tissue is more about remodeling and pliability rather than dissolving deposits, and fluid collections aren’t reabsorbed by energy delivery alone (drainage or aspiration is usually needed). So calcium deposits are the deposits most likely to reabsorb with ultrasound therapy.

Therapeutic ultrasound can promote resorption of calcium deposits in soft tissue by delivering energy that increases tissue temperature and produces non-thermal effects such as microstreaming and cavitation. These effects boost local blood flow, cellular metabolism, and phagocytic activity around a calcium deposit, helping the body break down and reabsorb the crystals over time. Adipose tissue doesn’t typically reabsorb through ultrasound energy, scar tissue is more about remodeling and pliability rather than dissolving deposits, and fluid collections aren’t reabsorbed by energy delivery alone (drainage or aspiration is usually needed). So calcium deposits are the deposits most likely to reabsorb with ultrasound therapy.