Are you in pain?
We are here to diagnose conditions of tendons, muscles, and joints. Ultrasound is a cost effective exam with no exposure to radiation.
Ultrasound for Diagnosis
Ultrasounds can diagnose conditions including the following:
- Tendon degeneration and injury
- Joint pain
- Muscle injury or hematoma
- Masses that can be felt such as cysts, lipomas, and tumors
- Foreign bodies
Ultrasound Guided Injections & Aspirations
Injections or aspirations may be performed on joints for pain management or infection care.
Ultrasound Guided Steroid Injections for Pain Relief
Ultrasound guided steriod injections maybe be performed to provide pain relief in the following cases:
- Joints and tendons
- Morton’s Neuroma
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Iliopsoas
- Nerve impingement
- Plantar fasciitis
- All bursae (ex. shoulders, hips, hamstrings)
Ultrasound Guided Aspirations
Ultrasound guided aspirations may be performed for pain relief in the following cases:
- Joints with arthroplasty
- Ganglion cysts
- Baker’s cysts
- Infection of joints and soft tissues
- Calcific tendonitis lavage