Clear, evidence-based guides to the conditions I treat and the ultrasound-guided procedures I use, written to help you make an informed decision about your care. New articles are added regularly.
A tear on a scan is not automatically the cause of your pain, and rarely means an operation. Why MRI findings are so common even without pain, and when rehabilitation or an injection helps.
Read more → Women's healthMuscle and joint pain become more common around menopause, but it isn't automatically the cause of every ache. What's really going on, and what genuinely helps.
Read more → DiagnosisWhat happens at a first appointment, how a real-time scan pinpoints the cause of your pain and gives you a clear plan in one visit.
Read more → ShoulderWhy the shoulder stiffens, how long it really lasts, and how an ultrasound-guided hydrodistension can speed up recovery.
Read more → ShoulderCalcium deposits in a shoulder tendon can cause intense pain. The treatment options, the evidence, and realistic expectations.
Read more → Hand & wristWhy a finger clicks, catches or locks, and how injection or minimally invasive release settles it, usually without surgery.
Read more → Hand & wristTingling, numbness and night-time pain in the hand, how ultrasound confirms the diagnosis and guides accurate treatment.
Read more → Spine & pelvisWhen sitting becomes a daily battle, the causes, the evidence, and a stepwise pathway from self-care to targeted injection.
Read more → Spine & pelvisA tricky cause of low-back and buttock pain, how careful assessment and a targeted, ultrasound-guided injection can both treat it and help confirm the diagnosis.
Read more → Foot & ankleThe most common cause of heel pain, what actually helps, what doesn't, and when a guided injection is worth considering.
Read more → Foot & anklePain and stiffness at the base of the big toe, how to tell it apart from gout and bunions, and what actually helps: footwear, injections and, for advanced cases, surgery.
Read more → Foot & anklePain at the back of the ankle, why loading beats rest, and the honest evidence on high-volume and steroid injections, shockwave and PRP.
Read more → KneeA long-lasting, non-surgical hydrogel injection for knee osteoarthritis, how it works and who it suits.
Read more → HipWhat the evidence really shows, exercise, sensible pain relief, injections (steroid, HA and PRP compared honestly) and when a hip replacement is the answer.
Read more → KneeWhat actually works, exercise and weight management first, then ultrasound-guided injections (steroid, hyaluronic acid, PRP and Arthrosamid® compared honestly) and when to consider a knee replacement.
Read more → KneeWhen a swelling behind the knee is worth draining, how often it comes back, why the underlying knee matters, and how ultrasound rules out a DVT and other mimics.
Read more → Hip"Hip bursitis" is usually more about the gluteal tendons, why that changes the treatment, and what the evidence really supports (exercise first, then injection or shockwave).
Read more →More guides and articles are on the way. Is there a topic you'd like me to cover? Get in touch.
Book a comprehensive assessment and ultrasound scan, I'll give you a clear diagnosis and a treatment plan in a single visit, no referral required.
Book your assessment