During the ultrasound examination, the doctor moves a head emitting ultrasound waves over the examined area. The test does not emit ionizing radiation harmful to the body, therefore it is completely safe and can be repeated freely. During the ultrasound scan, your doctor may ask you to move your limb or tighten a muscle. This enables the functional assessment of the muscle and the mutual displacement of the surrounding soft tissues.

Ultrasound examination enables the diagnosis of overload conditions, acute sports injuries and chronic diseases affecting the skeletal muscles of the body. Ultrasound also allows detecting tissue conflicts, e.g. compression of a nerve by a hematoma or inflammatory edema. In addition, thanks to ultrasound, it is possible to detect tumors of the muscle tissue, which allows for quick commissioning of additional tests differentiating benign lesions from malignant neoplastic lesions.