Nineteen reasons why physiatrists should do musculoskeletal ultrasound: EURO-MUSCULUS/USPRM recommendations.

This article is an eventual consensus of experts from the European Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Study Group (EURO-MUSCULUS) and the Ultrasound Study Group in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (USPRM) pertaining to the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound in physical and rehabilitation medicine. Nineteen important reasons (as regards general advantages, specific conditions in physical and rehabilitation medicine, as well as comparisons with other imaging tools) have been highlighted to consolidate the scenario of how/why the probe of ultrasound needs to become the stethoscope, the extended hand, and the pen of physiatrists.

Ultrasonographic evaluation of the flexor pollicis longus tendon in frequent mobile phone texters.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess flexor pollicis longus tendon by using ultrasound imaging in frequent mobile phone texters.

Subjects: In total, 149 subjects, aged 18-40 yrs, were recruited as frequent mobile phone texters (n = 71) and infrequent texters (n = 78).

Methods: Demographic data and estimate frequency of texting were noted.

Precision of novice sonographers concerning median nerve and Achilles tendon measurements.

Objective: The aim of this study was to quantify how precise the measurements of beginner sonographers (relative to an expert) are concerning small and large ellipsoid structures (median nerve and Achilles tendon).

Design: During a 4-day musculoskeletal ultrasonography course at a secondary-care center, 19 attendants and an expert physiatrist sonographer were enrolled. After the hand practice session, the physicians performed median nerve measurements (short axis, long axis, and cross-sectional area) at the level of carpal tunnel on the same subject.