Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for Injuries and Movement Disabilities
Discover how musculoskeletal ultrasound helps diagnose and treat injuries and movement disabilities. Dr. Dinesh offers expert care for optimal recovery.
What is Musculoskeletal Ultrasound?
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a cutting-edge imaging technique that uses sound waves to visualize muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and soft tissues. It is a non-invasive, painless, and highly effective tool for diagnosing injuries, monitoring healing, and guiding treatments.
Whether you’re an athlete recovering from a sports injury or someone managing chronic joint pain, musculoskeletal ultrasound provides precise insights to support your recovery journey.
Musculoskeletal Issues We Treat
From sports injuries to chronic conditions, we address a wide range of musculoskeletal problems with expert care.
Dr. Dinesh specializes in diagnosing and treating various musculoskeletal conditions, including:
- Sports Injuries: Sprains, strains, and tears affecting muscles, tendons, and ligaments.
- Arthritis: Joint inflammation causing pain and stiffness.
- Tendinitis: Inflammation of tendons due to overuse or injury.
- Muscle Tears: especially those impacting mobility and strength.
- Chronic pain: whether is from the back or a nerve compression in the wrist leading to pain and numbness, these can be assessed and treated.
- Ligament injuries: from recent or past trauma to areas such as the knee or ankle
Our goal is to provide accurate diagnoses and personalized treatment plans to help you regain mobility and live pain-free.
Specialized Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Services
Explore our advanced ultrasound services for accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of musculoskeletal conditions.
Dr. Dinesh offers a comprehensive range of musculoskeletal ultrasound services, including:
- Sports Ultrasound Imaging: Detailed imaging to assess sports-related injuries and monitor recovery.
- Ultrasound-Guided Procedures: Precise, minimally invasive treatments guided by real-time imaging, such as:
- Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP): Promotes healing by injecting concentrated platelets into injured areas.
- Prolotherapy: Stimulates tissue repair by injecting a natural irritant into damaged ligaments or tendons.
- Steroid Injections: Reduces inflammation and pain in joints and soft tissues.
- High-Volume Injections: Flushes out scar tissue and improves mobility.
- Hydrodilatation: Expands stiff joints to improve range of motion.
- Hydrodissection: Releases trapped nerves to relieve pain.
- Tenex Therapy: Removes damaged tissue to promote healing in chronic tendon conditions
Ultrasound guidance ensure accurate diagnosis and effective treatment, tailored to your unique needs.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
- What is musculoskeletal ultrasound used for?
This is used to diagnose and monitor conditions affecting muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and soft tissues. It is also used to guide minimally invasive treatments. - Is musculoskeletal ultrasound safe?
Yes, it is a safe, non-invasive, and painless procedure that uses sound waves to create images of the body’s structures. - How long does a ultrasound take?
The procedure typically takes 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the area being examined. - Can ultrasound detect sports injuries?
Absolutely. It is highly effective in diagnosing sports-related injuries like sprains, strains, and tears. - What should I expect during an ultrasound-guided procedure?
You should feel minimal discomfort as the ultrasound guides the precise placement of injections or treatments. Most patients experience immediate relief and improved mobility.
