Originally Posted by CraftingMjolnir
Kyrpa,I have a few more questions regarding Ultra Sound.
First, is this the same or substantially similar to the GainsWave technology raved about by Ben Greenfield and others? What parallels might we draw?
We are using ultrasound applications based on established treatments in physical therapy, having clinical studies and applications on human body for 50 years.
These treatments have categorized in two lines of applications. Thermal applications producing heat on tightened or shortened tissues to be then manually or some other way manipulated trying to elongate or relax them.
With effectively produced heat treatment the elongation of the treated tissue has proven to be substantially better than with stretching only premises.
Another category is healing applications. Usually pulsed low intensity ultrasound is applied in to injured or other ways impaired tissue. The aim is to start healing, regeneration and rehabilitation processes.
It is suggested that the application of US to injured tissues will, amongst other things, speed the rate of healing & enhance the quality of the repair.
The list of these applcations and surrounding studies is that long it would be entitled for another chapter in the ultrasound thread.
Gainswave is shockwave therapy, a derivative from traditional ultrasound application. Instead of continuously applied ultrasonic waves, in Gainswave the acoustic energy is "bombed" in to tissues in high energy pulses the target tissue being under magnitude greater energy impact at once.
Even the Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave (Li-ESWT) applications ,in which Gainswave also has been categorized, has the energy pulse large enough to cause cellular microtrauma, which in turn stimulates the release of angiogenic factors and the subsequent neovascularization of the treated tissue.
This is a relatively new branch of medicine as there are studies involving shockwave therepy published since 2010.
Parallels are the acoustic energy is used in both applications, at some degree similar healing effects showing on treated tissues as well on tissue regeneration and healing premises shown in studies.
The difference being ESWT causing the highest degree of cellular microtrauma initially before inducing those wanted positive effects. The magnitude on healing can be higher as well because of the initial impact being greater.
Interestingly there are promising ongoing studies examining the traditional ultrasound as a low intensity ( LIPUS) application for an alternative to ESWT treatments.
Efficacy and safety of novel low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in treating mild to moderate erectile dysfunction: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical study
Originally Posted by CraftingMjolnir
Second, if someone has a curve to the left and low on shaft and the curve occurs in an area with reduced girth and an area that is generally not as firm as the rest of shaft (assuming there is some sort of scar tissue or plaque causing weakness and lack of blood flow?) is US a good method to treat this? I will be using it in conjunction with IR lights, a Bathmate, and Sizegenetics.
Healthy tissue responds differently to any treatments than diseased or differently developed comparison.
I have not paid attention at all if there are studies involved of using ultrasound as such treatments.
That is more of a medical issue than physiotherapy analogue we are developing here.
If the area you are concerned is just under developed, not diseased, then these treatments surely could have some potential growth triggering responses on it.
Any medical conditions involved we should consult our doctors, not our fellow PE enthusiasts.
Originally Posted by CraftingMjolnir
Finally, in another thread you said:
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“Studies indicate that raising collagenous tissue temperature by 3°C (moderate heating) from the baseline induces increased elasticity in the stretched tissues.
Going further up to 4- 8 °C (vigorous heating) above the resting temperature the magic starts to happen when the therapeutic heat starts to allow plastic deformation of collagen by thermal mechanisms.
After passing the threshold of 40°C the thermal transition is allowing permanent lengthening on tissues while stretched. Some percentage of the elongation reached during the heat never reverse back to the previous length.
Continuing to do this after few exercises we are getting longer penises. There is the magic.“
END QUOTEI wonder if the ultra sound. Would be effective in stretching and healing muscles/tendons/ligaments other than PE purposes. I have terrible tight hips and hamstrings that make squats and deadlifts perilous because I just can’t get proper range of motion. Do you think using this US while stretching could be a viable way increase mobility?
Like I previously already suggested in the first paragraph, yes. There are libraries full of examples. From those examples we have had the inspiration to modify the therapies into PE in the first place.
All the tissue elongation studies deal with tissues you mentioned, not any penises involved.