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How much gel is too much gel?

How much gel is too much gel?

How much gel is too much gel?

Starting out series How much gel is too much gel? Stuart Wildman, Extended Scope Physiotherapist It is difficult enough to hold a probe and manipulate it to create an image, its even harder when it’s a bar of soap! One thing that makes this happen when you are...
MSK ultrasound –  a discussion

MSK ultrasound – a discussion

MSK Ultrasound – A discussion on its use… Stuart Wildman, Extended Scope Physiotherapist Why are we banging on about MSK Ultrasound all the time?!..why are we excited by it? and what does it add to our clinical practice? This is obviously a very broad...
How do we keep things clean?

How do we keep things clean?

Keeping things clean.. Stuart Wildman, MSK Sonographer and Extended Scope Physiotherapist When you are starting to use ultrasound it is important to have appropriate clinical governance in place and one aspect of that is around infection control. It is important to...
Optimise your image..practice those probe skills!

Optimise your image..practice those probe skills!

Optimise your image..practice those probe skills! Stuart Wildman, MSK Sonographer and Extended Scope Physiotherapist The first part of integrating ultrasound into your clinical practice involves the ability to be able to create a high quality ultrasound image. This...
What do different tissues on ultrasound look like?

What do different tissues on ultrasound look like?

  What do different tissues on ultrasound look like? In the first of this series on the basics of using MSK ultrasound, we discussed how you can orientate yourself to the transverse/longitudinal image on ultrasound. I thought it would be useful to next discuss the...