Saturday, February 2, 2008

New tool advances injury care

By Jomay Steen

About 100 patients from the Black Hills area have undergone the emerging technology of musculoskeletal ultrasound, a diagnostic ultrasound that is proving to be useful in sports medicine, rheumatology, orthopedics and podiatry.

One of the easiest and most accurate tools for diagnosing soft tissue injuries and pathology, musculoskeletal ultrasound is an accurate, quick, noninvasive and cost-effective method, according to Dr. Steve Wisniew-ski of Rehab Doctors.

Wisniewski, 31, is one of only a handful of doctors trained to do musculoskeletal ultrasound to see tendons, ligaments and joints while they move. It uses sound waves to help diagnose and treat injuries.

Rapid City Journal

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