Essential of Muskelesketal Ultrasound

Ultrasound is not an ideal imaging modality for an air-filled bowel or obtuse bowel organs. In most cases, barium test, CT scan and MRI are the methods of choice in such an environment. Also, this method is difficult to penetrate the bone and therefore can only see the outer surface of bony structures and not what is inside, except in infants. To visualize the internal structure of certain bones or joints, other imaging methods such as MRI are usually used. Ultrasound tools can help physiotherapists at the bedside in examining the morphology and quality of muscles and soft tissue and even muscle function from initial evaluations and following up the treatment process to evaluating the outcome of the treatment, and it plays an important role in quantifying and increasing the accuracy of physiotherapy evaluations. Also, this tool can significantly increase accuracy in finding trigger points and guiding the needle in dry needling of muscles, especially deep muscles, and can be effective in feedback to patients.

Keywords:

Ultrasound , Physiotherapy , MRI , CT scan , air-filled bowel