Patient Positioning
Patient lies prone, foot hanging out of the examination table.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a longitudinal plane over the achilles tendon, which is easily palpated.
note: hypoechoic thickening of the achilles tendon from overuse
note: hypoechoic thickening of the achilles tendon, effusion of the retrocalcaneal bursitis with doppler signal from overuse.
Note: Overuse injury with bursitis of the bursa subcutanea calcanea (between the skin and achilles tendon) and bursa subachillea, tendinopathy of the achilles tendon