OK, so what about ultrasound?

....anyone tried that for tendon/ligament problems?

When I ripped my tendon in two I had some ultrasound therapy after the stitches came out. Alas I was too young and stupid to keep it up so didn't get a lot of benefit out of it but it certainly helped as part of the physio that I did do.

Wasn't any use for my tennis elbow, mind you nor were the steriod injections!
Am facing an operation now :[

Didn't work on my pelvic ligament injury as a teenager. The physio used brute force and physical manipulation to make any initial headway, and then it was up to me to maintain a strict regime of exercises for 6 months (and, intermittently, forever).

It felt nice.

I've had it on my nutsack too, to confirm the diagnosis of congenital (haha) testicular torsion.

My experience wasn't as pleasant as hippy's. It felt like the procedure was being carried out in a cleaning cupboard, people kept popping into the room to get supplies, and the bloke massaging my balls with blue gel and a lump of plastic wasn't even looking at the screen for half of the 15 minutes or so that it went on.

I felt violated, but otherwise disturbed.

I've had ankle and kidney. No ball scans.

I opted to be told the sex. Boy. Twins. Not identical.

My experience wasn't as pleasant as hippy's. It felt like the procedure was being carried out in a cleaning cupboard, people kept popping into the room to get supplies, and the bloke massaging my balls with blue gel and a lump of plastic wasn't even looking at the screen for half of the 15 minutes or so that it went on.

I felt violated, but otherwise disturbed.

I'd pay good money for that shit, that kind of niche interest is difficult to fulfill.

i had shoulder and knee.
knee was absolutely fixed.
shoulder not, but then I don't think the size of the tear was even likely to be fixed.

Yes it works I had it in conjunction with other stuff when I fucked both my elbows up, I think it depends on what kind of "problems" you have though, it works very well on things like tendonitis, but not so well on tears/major damage.
I had a combination of ultra sound therapy, hydrocortisone injections, accupuncture, joint manipulation and deep tissue massage on the affected area, after about a year of this my elbows were perfect for about a year, then I got fucked up in a car crash and couldn't use my legs properly for nearly a year, so awkward movements/crutches etc made them flare up again, now they are ok like 99% of the time but I do get the occasional flare up once in a blue moon.
Still I think without all that treatment I would still be in pain lifting a glass of water.

I opted to be told the sex. Boy. Twins. Not identical.

they can tell *before *the conception? awesome.

IME (having seen multiple physios over the years for a whole range of injuries!), there are two types of physio:

1. Those who hook you up to some sort of whizz-bang machine (e.g. ultrasound!) for ten minutes and then send you on the way, only to repeat the procedure at the next appointment.

2. Those who make much larger use of manual therapy and put together a really good rehab program. (As well as occasionally using ultrasound, etc.)

In other words, it's less about the ultrasound per se, but more how the physio handles you. Dare I say it, but I've found european and austrailian trained physios far better in this regard.