Focused ultrasound therapy is a non-invasive, safe therapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration for treating essential tremor and other neurological disorders.
Workflow This treatment utilizes microbubbles in the bloodstream to temporarily open up the blood brain barrier and allow chemotherapeutic drugs to pass through.
This treatment can then be delivered directly to cancerous cells and killed them off.
Non-Invasive
Bioresonance focused ultrasound machines detect vibrational frequencies produced by your body tissues and cells, and then identify discordant frequencies, transmitting electromagnetic impulses that align them so as to facilitate healing at a cellular level.
Focused ultrasound technology may also assist in treating cancer. The technique utilizes beams of high-frequency sound energy, directed precisely on tumors without harming surrounding tissue – this can reduce surgery and other invasive treatments while increasing patient comfort. Studies have also shown that focused ultrasound can open the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB), enabling chemotherapy-containing drugs to enter brain tumors via focused ultrasound; for instance bleomycin combined with focused ultrasound reduced tumor growth in murine lymphoma models while direct ultrasound-induced cavitation by microbubbles containing camptothecin increased uptake (Tomizawa et al 2001).
Sonodynamic therapy is another noninvasive cancer treatment: low intensity diagnostic ultrasound combined with a sonosensitizer is used to target rapidly dividing cancer cells within tumors. Ultrasonic energy disrupts vasculature within tumors, producing reactive oxygen species that destroy nearby cancer cells – more effectively than chemotherapy or radiation alone (Zheng et al 2012).
Studies on focused ultrasound have investigated its neuromodulatory effects on human brain activity. For instance, one such investigation demonstrated how focused ultrasound could alter human neural activity; one research project demonstrated this through exposure of ventro-posterior lateral nucleus of the thalamus with focused ultrasound to attenuate amplitudes of somatosensory evoked potentials and impair sensory discrimination while improving movement symptoms (Ardaghi et al 2015). Such findings support using focused ultrasound as a noninvasive therapy against Parkinson’s Disease as well as cancer (Ardaghi et al 2015). Such research supports using focused ultrasound treatment of Parkinson’s as well as cancer.
Minimally Invasive
A device composed of multiple piezoelectric transducers can be used to focus the energy of ultrasound waves on diseased tissue while leaving healthy tissues untouched, a technology known as high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). HIFU therapy requires no surgical incisions or radiation treatments – instead being performed while you remain conscious and awake during each HIFU session.
Ultrasound has long been recognized for its diagnostic capabilities, but it also has therapeutic potential. Beyond thermal tissue ablation effects, ultrasound can disrupt cell membranes, induce apoptosis or other forms of programmed cell death (PCD), kill cancer cells by creating heat. Unlike chemotherapy or radiation treatments that affect all cells throughout the body simultaneously, focused ultrasound only damages specific targeted cells at one time.
Multiple companies sell electrical devices that claim to both diagnose and treat diseased internal organs by employing bioresonance to detect altered electromagnetic oscillations from diseased cells or tissues and “correcting” them through destructive wave interference. Unfortunately, the Food and Drug Administration has taken legal action against several purveyors of such electronic devices due to making false claims regarding their benefits; furthermore, The American Cancer Society advises patients against seeking treatments from them.
Focused ultrasound therapy is currently undergoing clinical trials as an attempt at controlling tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease. Doctors administer bursts of focused ultrasound energy at a part of the brain known as the globus pallidus internus in order to block dopamine production from these brain cells that release dopamine, thus helping reduce tremors caused by abnormal movement symptoms associated with Parkinson’s.
As part of this procedure, you’ll lie on an MRI scanner wearing a helmet equipped with transducers. Your doctor will use this image to locate where ultrasound waves should reach GPI; they then deliver several short bursts of focused ultrasound waves to destroy affected tissue by comparing images before and after each treatment session; they may repeat sessions until all GPI tissue has been destroyed – taking up to 90 minutes without anesthesia or hospital stay required.
Safe
Studies on bioresonance focused ultrasound therapy to treat cancer and other conditions have been limited, and its effectiveness remains uncertain. While researchers claim bioresonance therapy works by detecting and cancelling out electromagnetic oscillations produced by damaged organs or cancer cells, activating tumor suppressor genes, fighting inflammation or helping smokers quit by rebalancing energy use within their bodies may all be possible using bioresonance focused ultrasound therapy as treatment methods.
One type of bioresonance therapy employs electrodes placed on your skin to detect energy frequencies emitted by your body and change them via machine to alter cell vibration, purportedly eliminating unhealthy signals and healing conditions. Unfortunately, however, the FDA has never proven the procedure effective and has prosecuted several companies making unsubstantiated claims using bioresonance devices.
Another form of cancer treatment involves using an ultrasound machine to apply high-intensity soundwaves directly to cancerous tumors, also known as high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). HIFU can be used to treat prostate, breast and other tumors; often used either as primary therapy or following surgery or radiotherapy treatment.
Researchers have developed ultrasound-mediated chemotherapy as a means of increasing delivery of anticancer agents to cancer cells. Sonication of cancer cells with a sonosensitizer results in cavitation that initiates molecular events that lead to cell death via either apoptosis or necrosis; its vascular disrupting properties have been demonstrated using various animal models.
Sonication also shows antivascular effects when used to directly deliver drugs or genes into tumors via ultrasound. Histological examination after insonating tumors with ultrasound has demonstrated irreparable dilation of vasculature as well as intercellular fluid edema leading to necrosis of cancerous tissue (Van Leenders et al 2006).
One study discovered that combining bioresonance focused ultrasound therapy with manual therapy and point massage improved muscular pain in people living with fibromyalgia by 72 percent. Furthermore, this combination helped lower their depression levels, help them sleep better and increase tolerance to cold weather conditions.
Effective
Bioresonance focused ultrasound therapy identifies and addresses imbalances within the body by harmonizing discordant frequencies, then sending electromagnetic impulses of precise range to balance out those imbalances – encouraging natural healing processes to take place rapidly and naturally.
Ultrasound energy interacts with microbubbles within tumor neovasculature to insonate and disrupt cancerous cell bloodflow while protecting normal surrounding tissue, thus killing cancerous cells, thus decreasing or eliminating tumor size.
For many patients, radiofrequency ablation may offer a less-invasive alternative to surgery or chemotherapy; additionally, this can reduce complications and shorten recovery times.
Focused ultrasound has been successfully used in several trials for treating colorectal cancer, including metastases to the liver. This technique utilizes ultrasonic energy beams that focus on their target without harming nearby tissues and can be repeated as needed. Furthermore, focused ultrasound may increase chemotherapy’s efficacy by improving delivery to and absorption by specific target areas.
HIFU can help alleviate cancer-related pain and discomfort as well as other medical conditions like fibromyalgia. Its heat-producing properties increase blood flow to soften stiff muscles and joints, helping reduce inflammation while producing natural painkillers called eicosanoids. Furthermore, HIFU speeds up healing time by stimulating bone cell production for faster healing processes post injury or surgery.
HIFU therapy should not be seen as a replacement for standard care; rather, it can supplement other forms of therapy like physical therapy or medications to provide additional benefit. With its minimal risk, HIFU is an attractive option for individuals not suitable for more invasive procedures and even before surgical treatment to reduce risks like bleeding and infection such as in high-risk surgeries or bowel cancer surgery. Ultimately though, its success ultimately lies within each individual – to know whether this form of therapy works for you is to consult your healthcare team about it – they will explain what to expect and answer any queries that arise during your journey!