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deep heat

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deep heat,
the application of heat in the treatment of deep body tissues, particularly muscles and tendons. The thermal effects may be produced with shortwave therapy, phonophoresis, or ultrasound.


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Ultrasound is a method of applying deep heat to connective tissue.
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If uterine contractions cause the pain[4-8] and deep heat relieves deep pain and muscle spasm,[10-l2,15,l7] perhaps uterine relaxation occurred with a concomitant decrease in pain.
 
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