Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Imaging
Musculoskeletal ultrasound is a safe, painless imaging method that uses sound waves to make real-time pictures of your muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints and nerves. Our specialists in El Paso, Texas, use it to help diagnose and treat pain from injuries, inflammation and soft tissue problems, with no radiation and no surgery.
Seeing the tissue while it moves
Unlike X-rays or MRIs, ultrasound lets us image while your body is in motion. That gives a more detailed look at how your body functions during movement, which matters when diagnosing many kinds of pain.
The probe can be placed exactly where you feel pain. We take the time to explain what we see and how it affects your care.
What an ultrasound exam can show
Muscle and tendon
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Tendonitis vs tendinosis
- Muscle tears and strains
Ligament and joint
- Ligament sprains
- Bursitis
- Joint swelling and inflammation
- Cysts
Nerve
- Nerve entrapments
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Compression at the elbow or neck
Where it helps most
Our team uses it in these situations.
Joint pain
Closer look at swelling, tears and inflammation in the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip and knee, and a way to track healing over time.
Sports injuries
Helps detect sprains, strains and small tears early, and works as a monitoring tool during rehab.
Tendon and ligament exams
Shows soft tissue clearly, including in Achilles tendonitis, tennis elbow and knee or ankle ligament sprains.
Nerve pain
Locates areas of compression or irritation when you have burning, tingling or numbness.
Guiding treatment, not just diagnosing
Ultrasound is also used during treatment. We perform ultrasound-guided dry needling to target muscles, trigger points and areas of dysfunction precisely, and we use it in other guided procedures such as nerve release techniques and treatments for joint-related pain.
It is one more tool within non-surgical care, so your plan is based on what we can see rather than guesswork. Your findings are shared with your physician when needed.
Why clinicians value it
- Real-time, dynamic evaluation with instant images
- The probe goes exactly where you feel pain
- A flexible field of view
- It can tell fluid from solid material
- It can resolve finer details than MRI in some tissues
Musculoskeletal ultrasound in El Paso, Texas
Call our Edgemere or Physicians clinic, or request an appointment, and we will find a time to see you in El Paso, Texas.
We see patients at our Edgemere and Physicians clinics in El Paso, Texas.