Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

 An ultrasound uses sound waves to develop ultrasound images of what’s going on inside the body. An instrument called a transducer emits high-frequency sound generated by a special crystal, inaudible to human ears. Sound waves pass through and bounce back to the transducer from tissues to determine the size, shape, and consistency of soft tissues and organs. This information is relayed in real time to produce images on a computer screen.

• You should wear comfortable, easily removable clothes for your appointment. This will allow you to better expose the affected region for not only a better physical examination, but to use the ultrasound to visualize the tissues.
• A water-based gel is used to transmit the sound waves through the skin and underlying soft tissue.
• Your physician will be able to visualize the target structure and watch the needle tip deliver the medication exactly where it needs to go.
• Numbing medicine can be used to make the injection much more comfortable as well.