A shockwave is a pressure wave – any action that displaces its surrounding medium is a shockwave. The ripple created
when a stone is thrown into a pond is a shockwave. The shockwaves used in equine medicine are generated in a fluid
medium inside a transducer head and are then transmitted readily through skin, fat, and muscle. The high energy
waves are focused within the transducer head so that the shockwave can be directed to the precise area of the injury.
When shockwaves hit an area of higher acoustic impedance,such as bone, the waves slow dramatically and a large
amount of energy is released into the surrounding tissue.
HIFU
Chinese
Deutsch
Espanol
Francais
Italiano
Portugues
Japanese
Korean
Arabic
Russian