Ultrasound for Musculoskeletal Assessment
If indicated, we use ultrasound technology to confirm musculosceletal injury in a fast, safe and effective manner. This imaging is done at the physiotherapist’s discretion to confirm or rule out structural issues, and it’s only done to facilitate the treatment (report will not be generated).
Ultrasound has been an effective physiotherapy treatment modality for decades. It is now becoming widely accepted as a powerful assessment tool, allowing your physiotherapist to actually see what is happening inside your body.
Ultrasound imaging can be used to help diagnose many musculoskeletal injuries such as:
- ligament, tendon or muscle tears including common rotator cuff injury, Achilles tendon and calf muscle injuries
- bleeding or other fluid collection within the muscles, bursae and joints
- benign or malignant soft tissue tumors
- early changes of rheumatoid arthritis
- changes in joints such as effusion (fluid) or synovial (lining of the joint) thickening
Ultrasound imaging is safe, non-invasive and does not use radiation. It is also an excellent alternative to MRI because there is minimal wait time, no referral required, cost-effective and can actually provide a better images of structures like tendons. Best of all, ultrasound images are captured in real-time, allowing your physiotherapist to view the structures in question in movement.
This dynamic element makes it an effective clinical tool in the detection and treatment of chronic pain. Ultrasound imaging can also be used in the form of biofeedback to re-educate your body in the proper co-ordination and succession of muscle contraction during exercise. This is referred to as rehabilitative ultrasound imaging (RUI).
Jacek Kobza is one of the few therapists in B.C. certified to use diagnostic and rehabilitative ultrasound imaging. Whether you are recently injured or have been frustrated by a lack of progress from an ongoing problem, contact us to schedule an appointment for your ultrasound imaging. We can help you figure out what is really going on and get you on the path to recovery.
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