Healing with Sound

Wolverine from the X-Men: Renowned for his "Healing Factor"

Wolverine is the first person I think about when the words "accelerated healing" are used to described anything. Growing up as a kid he was always a favorite because he was near invincible with his healing factor, he could recover from almost any injury. This unique power is something that most patients wish they could have even if they don't know who Wolverine is. Accelerated healing is something that medical researchers have studied and experimented with to aid in the recovery process of patients. One such study they have done and implemented is the use of ultrasound to help heal non-unions (i.e. a  fracture that lacks potential to heal without further intervention) and fresh fractures.

This has all the sciency information

But is full of jargon and kinda boring

The video above tells the science behind the technology and how it all works. Basically what it does is it sends low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (i.e. Sound frequency above the upper limit of the range of human hearing) that stimulates blood flow. In the first few weeks the stimulation helps form new blood vessels, later during the second half of its usage it promotes soft callous growth. It is a quite simple treatment that is painless and applied for only 20 minutes a day for a couple of months or until satisfactory healing is achieved.