Ultrasound

Ultrasound

What is Ultrasound?

Ultrasound, or rather MSU (Musculo Skeletal Ultrasound), allows recordings to be made inside the body, such as the posture and musculoskeletal system. This means tendons, muscles, ligaments, bursae, bones and joints. You may also be familiar with it from pregnancy. This allows us at Physiotherapy & ShockWave Doetinchem to clearly visualize various conditions. This includes irritations of tendons, such as abnormalities in the Achilles tendon, a possible tennis elbow and calcifications in tendons (for example around the shoulder). Heel spurs or bursitis are also often visible on an ultrasound scan. Physiotherapy & ShockWave Doetinchem has a modern and advanced ultrasound system. Ultrasound examination makes it possible to make the correct diagnosis and provide you with the appropriate treatment. In some cases it is useful to refer you to or back to your GP or specialist. If you come to us for treatment, we can monitor your recovery during the treatment process by occasionally conducting ultrasound examinations during this period.

What does ultrasound have to offer?

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSU) offers a low-cost, non-invasive method to obtain diagnostic information from the musculoskeletal system. For example, you can see: WHETHER there is calcium in a tendon WHERE exactly it is, and HOW MUCH.... All valuable information for the ShockWave practitioner..... The examination is quick and easy, and is not uncomfortable for the patient and can be done easily. be repeated often as necessary. If the practitioner himself carries out the examination on the patient, he immediately sees the dynamic images, in contrast to X-rays and MRI which only produce static images. During an ultrasound examination, the patient can actively participate by indicating when and with which movement the complaints arise. increase or decrease. The practitioner can then immediately establish a relationship between the complaint and the images he sees.

What diagnoses can be made?

InflammationRupturesFluid collectionsDislocationsCystsLesionsWhat is the added value in practice? The purpose of the use of ultrasound is to gain visual insight into the patient's alleged pathology. This allows a diagnosis to be made more quickly and the most appropriate treatment policy to be initiated. During the treatments, ultrasound can be used to provide regular visual feedback regarding the development of the condition and the policy followed. If necessary, the policy can be adjusted in the meantime. reason for the results shown. Quotes ... Article T. Geertsma: The possibilities of ultrasound examination in Achilles tendon pathology “The above leads to the following conclusion: ultrasound can assist the practitioner in the choice of therapy.” Book: Nanno Swen – Sonography in Rheumatology “Ultrasound is an imaging technique that appears to be a good asset in daily practice for both diagnosis and therapy of disorders of the musculoskeletal system.” Article T. Geertsma and M. Maas: Radiology in muscle injuries “Ultrasound is possible, provided expertly carried out, provide the sports doctor and the athlete with valuable information that can be important in the treatment of muscle injuries” Book: Wayne W Gibbon – Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: The Essentials “Musculoskeletal ultrasound can provide a revolutionary understanding of musculoskeletal pathology through its ability to show exceptional superficial skeletal soft tissue resolution…”Press release NVFS“He (Prof. W. Gibbon er.) knows from experience that sports physiotherapists can play a major role in the diagnosis of sports injuries and that this can significantly improve the chance of recovery and the duration of the recovery period for an athlete.”
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