Muscle & Joint Ultrasound

Shoulder

The joint we scan most often. Excellent for rotator cuff tears and tendinopathy, subacromial bursitis, calcific tendinitis, and biceps tendon problems — and because the scan is dynamic, we can watch the tendons glide as you lift your arm to assess impingement.

Knee

Assesses the structures around the knee: quadriceps and patellar tendons, Baker's cysts, fluid on the knee, the collateral ligaments, and bursitis. It cannot see the menisci or cruciate ligaments deep inside the joint.

Ankle & foot

Achilles tendon injuries and tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis (heel pain), ankle ligament sprains, Morton's neuroma, and ganglion cysts are all well seen with ultrasound.

Achilles tendon

Runner's heel pain, a thickened tendon, or a sudden snap during sport. The Achilles sits just under the skin, where ultrasound shows it in fine detail — at rest and in motion.

Elbow, wrist & hand

Tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, De Quervain's tenosynovitis, trigger finger, and ganglion cysts — the wrist is the most common place for a ganglion to appear.

Hip & groin

Outer-hip pain from gluteal tendinopathy or trochanteric bursitis, snapping hip, and groin strains — the structures around the hip that ultrasound sees well.

Calf, hamstring & muscle injuries

Confirms a muscle tear, shows how large it is, and tracks healing — the hamstring, calf, quad, and groin strains that GAA, rugby, soccer, and running produce. A scan 2–7 days after injury shows the damage most clearly.

Hernia & groin lumps

A bulge in the groin or abdominal wall that comes and goes? A dedicated dynamic scan — lying, standing, and straining — confirms or rules out a hernia.

Lumps & swellings

A lump under the skin anywhere on the body — arm, leg, back, or neck. Ultrasound identifies what it is: a cyst, a fatty lump (lipoma), or a swollen lymph node.