Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound What is diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound? An ultrasound probe emits high-frequency sound waves (echoes), which are reflected back to the probe by the body’s tissues to form a live real-time image. Ultrasound is safe for...
Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Neil Liffen has experience in not only being the clinician, but the patient too, and this is vital in understanding the impacts injury on social, mental and physical levels. He has an expertise in combining diagnostic...
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) is a clinically proven and highly effective treatment for chronic soft tissue injuries and is endorsed by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and hospital consultants....
Cortisone/Steroid Injections At times this can completely relieve symptoms or provide a ‘window’ of pain relief allowing physiotherapy to be more effective. Normally, only one injection is required to gain sufficient pain relief and restore the normal range of...
Hyaluronic Acid Injections Hyaluronic acid injections are normally used for the treatment of osteoarthritis by reducing pain and improving the function of our joints and theoretically can be applied to any joint, especially the knee joint. Research has shown...