Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course
Hands-on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Training for Joint, Tendon, and Soft Tissue Assessment
A one-day hands-on musculoskeletal ultrasound course covering practical scanning of major joints, tendons, soft tissues, and common MSK ultrasound applications.
Course Overview
This one-day Musculoskeletal Ultrasound course introduces clinicians to practical ultrasound assessment of major joints, tendons, soft tissues, and common musculoskeletal presentations.
Participants learn structured scanning techniques for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, ankle, and foot, with emphasis on image acquisition, anatomy recognition, pathology orientation, and clinical integration.
The course combines focused teaching, live demonstrations, and supervised hands-on scanning to help clinicians build confidence in using ultrasound for musculoskeletal assessment in clinical practice.
Who Should Attend?
Emergency medicine physicians, orthopedic physicians, rheumatology physicians, sports medicine physicians, rehabilitation physicians, general practitioners, residents, and clinicians interested in practical musculoskeletal ultrasound assessment.
Course Topics
Course Topics:
1. Introduction to Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
Basic MSK ultrasound principles, probe selection, image optimization, anatomy orientation, and scanning technique.
2. Shoulder Ultrasound
Assessment of rotator cuff tendons, biceps tendon, subacromial-subdeltoid bursa, and common shoulder pathology orientation.
3. Elbow Ultrasound
Scanning approach for the anterior, medial, lateral, and posterior elbow, including tendons, ligaments, and joint structures.
4. Wrist & Hand Ultrasound
Assessment of wrist tendons, carpal tunnel region, finger tendons, joints, and common soft tissue findings.
5. Hip Ultrasound
Basic hip joint scanning, effusion assessment, periarticular soft tissue structures, and clinical correlation.
6. Knee Ultrasound
Assessment of suprapatellar recess, quadriceps and patellar tendons, collateral ligaments, Baker’s cyst region, and soft tissue structures.
7. Ankle & Foot Ultrasound
Scanning of ankle tendons, ligaments, plantar fascia, Achilles tendon, and common foot/ankle presentations.
8. Clinical Integration
Using MSK ultrasound findings to support clinical assessment, procedural planning, and referral decisions.
Hands-On Ultrasound Training
This course is designed around supervised practical scanning, expert guidance, and clinically relevant ultrasound application to help participants build confidence in real bedside practice.
Ready to advance your ultrasound practice?
Book your course inquiry and the Sono School team will contact you with the details.