Patient Positioning
Patient lies prone, foot hanging out of the examination table.
Probe Positioning
Place the transducer on a sagittal plane over the achilles tendon, which is easily palpated.
Note: Overuse injury with bursitis of the subcutaneous calcaneal bursa – also called Achilles bursa, which is found posterior (superficial) to the Achilles tendon between the skin and the posterior aspect of the distal Achilles tendon.