What is Phonophoresis?

Phonophoresis is the use of ultrasound to enhance the delivery of topically applied drugs. Effectively, medicines contained within or under the ultrasound gel are pushed by the sound waves of the ultrasound and driven deep below the skin.

Phonophoretically administered medications can penetrate the body to a much deeper level than those massaged by hand over the surface of the skin.

When you are suffering from Tennis Elbow you need fast effective relief directly to the pain and inflamation in your elbow. Now you can get relief without painful needles.

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Cutting Edge Technology to Heal Naturally

Phonophoresis is most commonly used by Physical Therapists and Chiropractors in the treatment of localized physical injuries.

As a very cutting edge technology, phonophoresis is currently being studied for the delivery of a vast array of medications.

The only commercially available, all natural ultrasound gel specifically designed phonophoretic product available today is MendMeShop Lavender Infusion Ultrasound gel.

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Relieve Pain Naturally and Directly in Your Elbow!

One of the greatest benefits to delivering medications via phonophoresis is that the medication can be delivered locally to a desired area.

Oral pain killers and anti-inflamatory drugs are introduced to the entire body in equal amounts. Even if you only need pain relief or an anti-inflammatory in your tennis elbow, with oral medications you end up drugging your entire body - your brain, your heart, your lungs even if they might not need the drug.

With phonophoresis, the part of the body that receives the medication is the part of your body that needs it.

What Medications Can Be Used?

Only some medications can be delivered phonophoretically. The process is dependant on many, many factors. For example, the type of drug and molecule size are critical. The drug molecule has to be just the right size to be picked up by the ultrasound waves and the right size to pass through the body tissue. As well, the medicinal molecule can't react with the ultrasound gel.

It must also be able to survive the thermal and vibrational effects of the ultrasound. The delivery of medications via ultrasound is truly a science unto its own.

The duration of the treatment and the need to adhere to a specific dose size is also a large consideration. Obviously, the longer ultrasound is used over a topical phonophoretic drug, the more the medication is delivered and the deeper it goes.

Drugs that require precise dosing, like insulin for example, cannot be controlled accurately enough to be delivered via Phonophoresis. Many natural analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs though are excellent candidates for phonophoretic application.

The Only Gel Of It's Kind!

The Most Effective, Natural Phonophoretic Gel Available

The science behind MendMeShop Gel is what makes this product unique. Its ability to penetrate deep into the body is the result of an intense effort to combine effective ingredients using a precise formulation process.

The ingredients have to have the desired healing properties, but they also have to be just the right molecular size to permeate the skin. In addition, the gel has to be specially formulated to allow for the medicine to transfer out of the gel and into the skin.

The science behind our gel is very refined and that is why it is so effective.

MendMeShop Lavender Infusion Gel is made with the natural medicinal ingredients of Eucalyptus, Peppermint, Bulgarian Lavender and Menthol.

These natural ingredients have:

• Anesthetic
• Counter-irritant
• Anti-inflammatory
• Analgesic
• Decongestant
• Circulatory stimulant properties and more

Commitment to Product Purity

As part of MendMeShop's commitment to bringing safe, effective products to our consumers, we continually strive to ensure that all of our products meet global regulatory and scientific standards and requirements.

Recently we re-formulated our MendMeShop Ultrasound Gel to include more natural ingredients, such as Natural Bulgarian Lavender instead of the synthesized ingredient found in other ultrasound gel.

We have also removed all Parabens from the gel as we believe there is sufficient evidence to suggest that Parabens negatively impact endocrine function and are possible, if not probable, carcinogens. We have also removed unnecessary dyes.

When applied topically and massaged into the skin, MendMeShop Lavender Infusion Gel relieves pain and speeds healing without side-effects.

It's powerful, effective, hypoallergenic, and it works!

Treat Your Tennis Elbow and More!

Phonophoresis Can Also Treat Your Everday Ailments

Many of our customers suffering from Tennis Elbow suffer from other ailments which can also be treated with Therapeutic Ultrasound and Phonophoresis.

Conditions Treated With Phonophoresis include:

• Tennis Elbow and Golfers Elbow
• Post-injury conditions (dislocations, joint distortion, inflammation etc)
• Pain in rheumatic diseases
• Upper and Lower Back Strains
• Bursitis and similar inflammatory ailments
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Foot, Toe Sprains, Achilles Sprains and Strains
• Ankle, shoulder, Calf, Neck Sprains and Strains
• Hip Sprains, Thigh Sprains/Strains
• Wrist, Hand Sprains and Strains
• Ligament Strains
• OsteoArthritis
• Post - Exercise Recovery
• Plantar Fascitis (Heel Spurs)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Shoulder Capulitis
• Supraspinatus / Infraspinatus
• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Tendonitis (acute or chronic)
• Tension Headaches

Article on Phonophoresis

APTA Research Report (pdf)