Acoustic description and mechanical action of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS)

Abstract

Ultrasound is a mechanical wave that can pass through media and tissues. Because ultrasound is a mechanical wave, the stress produced by these waves can produce different cellular and tissue stimulations at the cellular and subcellular levels. Although the exact fine details of these stresses on the cellular/subcellular levels have not been fully understood, this chapter sheds light on the current information/literature that has been studying both mechanical and nature of these waves and their interaction with living tissues.