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When You Feel Something Behind Your Knee Maybe you first notice a feeling of fullness behind your knee. It may feel tight when you bend or straighten your leg. You might even discover a soft lump that wasn't there before. One possible cause is a Baker’s cyst, also...
“Well, You’re Getting Older…” Your shoulder hurts when you reach into a cabinet. Your hip hurts when you get out of the car. Your knee suddenly bothers you on the stairs. And somewhere along the way, you may hear those familiar words: “Well, you're getting older.” Yes, you are. We...
Football Is a Moving Sport. Injuries Need Moving Images. Sprinting. Cutting. Tackling. Blocking. Throwing. Landing. Football puts tremendous stress on the body, and many injuries only become apparent when the athlete moves in the position that causes pain. Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSK US) allows the injured area to be...
When the Weekend Catches Up With You All week you’re sitting at a desk, driving, working, or keeping up with everyday life. Then the weekend arrives. Golf. Pickleball. Hiking. Tennis. Cycling. Yard work. A long run. Maybe even a friendly basketball game that became a little more competitive than expected....
What If It Only Hurts When You Move? Your shoulder feels fine at your side—but hurts when you raise your arm. Your elbow snaps when you bend it. Your ankle feels normal until a certain movement causes something to click or shift. Sometimes pain, catching, snapping, or other symptoms simply...
Your shoulder hurts when you reach overhead. Your Achilles tendon is painful when you walk. Your elbow hurts every time you pick something up. And perhaps you've been wondering: Do I need an MRI to find out what's wrong? Sometimes you may. But when a tendon is suspected, musculoskeletal ultrasound...
Regenerative Medicine Is Getting Attention You may be hearing more about regenerative medicine for joint, tendon, and other musculoskeletal problems. Treatments such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP) are being studied and used for selected orthopedic conditions. But there’s an important part of these treatments that doesn’t always get as much attention:...
When Your Hands Have Had Enough For many of us, our hands spend a good part of the day tapping, clicking, scrolling, and typing. Most of the time we don’t think twice about it—until our fingers, hands, or wrists begin to hurt. You may notice aching after a long day...
When the Job Takes a Toll on Your Body For police officers and firefighters, physical activity isn’t something reserved for the gym. It’s part of the job. A firefighter may be climbing stairs, pulling a heavy hose, carrying equipment, working overhead, or lifting someone to safety. A police officer may...
Heel Pain That Won't Go Away You step out of bed in the morning, put your foot on the floor—and there it is—a sharp, stabbing pain in your heel. After walking for a few minutes, it may ease up, only to return after sitting for a while or spending too...
When Your Arm Is Trying to Tell You Something Does your arm ache or feel heavy when you raise it overhead? Maybe your hand tingles or goes numb when you carry a bag over one shoulder, reach for something on a high shelf, or sleep in a certain position. Sometimes...
Why Do I Still Have Pain? The cast is gone. The fracture has healed. You thought that chapter was over. Then months—or even years—later, the joint begins to hurt again. Maybe it feels stiff when you first get moving. Perhaps it swells after activity, your range of motion isn’t what...
Surfing Is a Full-Body Sport Surfing may look effortless from the shore, but surfers know how much the sport asks of the body. Repetitive paddling works the shoulders and upper back, while the quick transition from lying on the board to standing—the “pop-up”—places sudden demands on the wrists, shoulders, hips,...
When Your Young Athlete Says, “It Hurts” Soccer, baseball, gymnastics, dance, basketball, football, tennis—the list of activities children participate in seems endless. And while sports are a wonderful way for children and teens to stay active, growing bodies can get injured too. Sometimes it’s obvious—a fall, a twist, or a...
What Could Be Causing Your Elbow Pain? Common elbow problems may include: Tennis elbow Golfer’s elbow Tendon injuries or tendinopathy Ligament injuries Bursitis Muscle injuries Ulnar nerve irritation or entrapment Joint inflammation or fluid Certain sports or repetitive-use injuries And you don’t have to play tennis or golf to develop...
Why Pickleball Can Be Hard on Your Body Pickleball has become a favorite way to stay active, have fun, and spend time with friends. But somewhere between the quick turns, sudden reaches, and repetitive swings, an unexpected pain can bring the game to a halt. Although pickleball may seem less...
When Training Pain Feels Different Bodybuilding places enormous demands on the body. Heavy presses, curls, squats, deadlifts, pull-downs, and repetitive training can stress muscles, tendons, joints, and surrounding soft tissues. Sometimes an injury happens suddenly during a lift. Other times, discomfort gradually builds until a familiar movement no longer feels...
When an Everyday Movement Suddenly Hurts You drive somewhere feeling perfectly comfortable. Then you open the door, turn your body, swing your leg out—and there it is. Hip pain. Maybe you notice it getting out of a chair, climbing stairs, turning in bed, or putting on your shoes. You may...
Real-Time Imaging While You Move Unlike MRI or X-ray, which only take still pictures, ultrasound shows your shoulder: • As you lift, rotate, reach, or throw • While tendons glide and slide under the acromion • When structures impinge, snap, or subluxation • With live video, so we can correlate...
The most subtle mis allignment can be very painful and can begin to change your gait and start other issues in your tissues. Our test is simple and is completely safe to image your replacement. Call us today to make an appointment. Just knowing gives you peace of mind.
Why put yourseld through the uncomfortable MRI when you can comfortably get an Ultrasound. We provide a very detailed clinical examination before we begin the test. Ultrasound can take 7-10 minutes per body part; An MRI usually takes an average of 45 minutes per body part. You can barely breath...
We specialize Diagnostic Ultrasound. We can take a look, and in the matter of minutes we can let you know if what you need is Surgery/ Alternative Surgery options like PRP (Platlet Rich Plasma Injections) or Amniotic Fluid Cell Injections. Yes the very amniotic fluid that is in the mothers...
At our center we begin with a diagnostic Ultrasound exam to pin point the origin of your pain. We then give you treatment options so that you can get back to training FAST. We have a network of Dr's who speciliaze in Sports Medicine; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Regenerative Medicine and...
Think Ultrasound First. In the matter of seconds we are able to visualize the median nerve in motion and see if there is a compression or if there is an enlarged median nerve. Currently the test Dr's order is an EMG . EMG is very painful; they use very small...
Many people feel left in the dark with no answers while suffering everyday with pain involving the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle or foot. Test such as X-ray or MRI can often miss the origin of your problem. Leaving you with no answers, spinning wheels and making no...
Our dream is for the entire public to have access to an MSK Ultrasound. MSK ULTRASOUND IS THE MOST POWERFUL DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR PAIN IN THE SHOULDER, ELBOW, WRIST, HAND, HIP, KNEE, ANKLE AND FOOT. MSK Ultrasound is FAST, ACCURATE and FRACTION THE COST of other diagnostic tests. Patients love...
A great advantage for Ultrasound is being side by side with the patient. Hearing the details of the injury first hand,. While clinically inspecting the suspected fractured site. By using copious amounts of Ultrasound Gel (especially with fingers and toes)a stand off pad is created. Ultrasound provides a beautiful image ...
EMG stands for elctromyography. (EMG) measures muscle response or electrical activity in response to a nerve's stimulation of the muscle. During the test there are small needles (also called electrodes) are inserted through the skin and into the muscle. Although, this has been the gold standard to rule nerve damage....
Let this be the year that YOU take care of YOU. With our test you will find answers. You will also be able to be directed to a network of physicians that will offer different approaches. We provide the physican with our Clear, Concise and Conclusive diagnosis. Our ultrasound is...
Ultrasound gives the ability to maneveour the shoulder while simultaneously looking at crystal clear images. The shoulder is viewed like never before, even the most hidden injuries become visible. The suture material from repaired tendons can be assessed and precisely rule in/out re-tears. Before getting an MRI consider a Musculoskeletal...
We offer Needle Guided Procedures of PRP. (Platlet-Rich Plasma) PRP is Platelet-Rich Plasma use of patients own (blood). The blood is spun and platelets are seperated and re-injected to the effected area (ultrasound guided procedure) accelerating the healing proccess of the injured tendons, ligaments, muscles, and joints. Our "Spot-On" tool...
Michael Jablon is an expert in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging for over 25 years. He was trained internationally side by side with the industry pioneers. Continual education at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Henry Ford Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigian, MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX and Univeristy of Washington, Seattle. His...
MSK Ultrasound Test scan is reffered to as a dynamic test, unlike other static (still) tests such as MRI. We explain this best through the use of a rubber band. The rubber band appears intact, but once it is stretched, even the smallest tear can be seen. During an ultrasound...
Benefits of MSK Ultrasound - Safe -Highly Accurate -Non Invasive -Imaging the Body in Motion -Uses no ionizing radiation (x-ray) -Has no restrictions/ contradictions to its use Applications -Shoulder; Brachial Plexus; Elbow; Hand; Wrist/Hand; Hip; Knee; Foot/Ankle -Needle Guidance / Stem Cell / Regenerative Medicine / PRP ...
Welcome to our Center for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and Regenerative Medicine Here at Orthopedic Ultrasound, Inc., a diagnostic center specializing only in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging we will be able to provide you with what we like to call the triple C's ---> Clear, Concise and Conclusive test results. Surely, after we...