Technological progress in ultrasound requires professionals to constantly update their knowledge. This professional master’s degree provides you with the knowledge you are looking for” 

The great benefits of musculoskeletal ultrasound have led to greater acceptance of this technique by medical professionals. Its usefulness in the diagnosis and treatment of injuries affecting muscles, tendons, ligaments or nerves has shifted the balance of its use against other methods and tools. 

This professional master’s degree provides medical professionals with up-to-date knowledge on Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rehabilitation Medicine through innovative multimedia content provided by a specialized teaching team with extensive experience in the health area. 

A program taught exclusively online, where students can expand their knowledge of sonoanatomy and the different pathologies affecting the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, leg, ankle, foot and forefoot. Through a theoretical-practical approach, students will also delve deeper into each of them, aided by case studies that will bring them closer to real situations that they may encounter in their daily clinical practice. 

A university program that provides students not only with exhaustive and recent knowledge in this field, but also with a flexible and convenient format, since they only need an electronic device to access the syllabus which is hosted on the virtual platform. In creating this syllabus, this academic institution has used the latest teaching technology through which the professional will develop in a more natural way thanks to the Relearning system used by TECH. Physicians, therefore, have a unique opportunity to broaden their extensive knowledge in a high-level program that is compatible with their work and personal responsibilities. 

Thanks to this qualification, you will expand your knowledge in the field of diagnosis and treatment of joint injuries using ultrasound”  

This professional master’s degree in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rehabilitation Medicine contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:  

• Practical cases presented by experts in medicine
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice 
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Special emphasis on innovative methodologies 
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection 

This is a university program that provides you with the most exhaustive knowledge, with the necessary scientific rigor and underthe guidance of a presitgious teaching team”

The program's teaching staff includes professionals from the sector who contribute the experience of their work to this program, as well as renowned specialists from reference societies and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide immersive learning programmed to train in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, whereby the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise throughout the program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

A university course which you can access 24 hours a day from your computer or tablet. TECH adapts to you"

It delves into the most recent advances in dynamic assessment tests for shoulder injuries"

The main objective of this professional master’s degree is to expand the knowledge of medical professionals who wish to get up to date on the latest advances in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rehabilitation Medicine. Therefore, at the end of the 12 months of this program, the student will have gained up-to-date knowledge of the main techniques used in the diagnosis and treatment of pathologies. In addition, students will not be alone in this process, as they will be accompanied by the teaching team that will guide them to achieve their goals.

TECH provides you with a quality and flexible university program, so that you can combine it with your professional responsibilities’’

General objectives

• Learn to locate the different anatomical structures of the region 
• Identify pathologies for the correct treatment of ultrasound-guided rehabilitation medicine 
• Define the limits of ultrasound 
• Learn about the use of ultrasound in the framework of rehabilitation medicine skills 

Specific objectives

Module 1. Basic Ultrasound 

• Learn what ultrasound and an ultrasound scanner consist of, their history and their application in physiotherapy
• Identify the ultrasound patterns of the different structures of the locomotor system
• Study the different artifacts that exist in ultrasound and learn how to use them in a beneficial way
• Explain the use of ultrasound by the rehabilitation physician and its legal considerations
• Describe the piezoelectric effect and the physical basis of ultrasound
• Explain the different components of the equipment
• Explain the production of the ultrasound image
• Describe the terminology used in ultrasound
• Define the types of images obtained by ultrasound and the different tissue patterns

Module 2. Upper Limb Ultrasound: Shoulder 

• Identify the main structures of the shoulder that are visible in ultrasound
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the shoulder
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the shoulder
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the shoulder
• Recognize the most common lesions of the shoulder, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the shoulder joint
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the shoulder

Module 3. Upper Limb Ultrasound: Elbow 

• Describe the sonoanatomy of the elbow joint
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the elbow
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the elbow
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the elbow
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the medial aspect of the elbow
• Identify the most common lesions of the elbow, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the elbow
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the elbow joint 

Module 4. Upper Limb Ultrasound: Wrist 

• Describe the sonoanatomy of the wrist joint
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the dorsal aspect of the wrist
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the palmar aspect of the wrist
• Identify the most common lesions of wrist, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the wrist
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the wrist joint

Module 5. Upper Limb Ultrasound: Hand 

• Describe the sonoanatomy of the hand joint
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the dorsal aspect of hand
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the palmar aspect of hand
• Identify the most common lesions of the hand, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the hand
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the hand

Module 6. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Hip 

• Learn the echo anatomy of the different structures of the hip
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the hip
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the hip
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the hip
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the medial aspect of the hip
• Identify the most common lesions of the hip, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the hip
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the hip

Module 7. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Thigh 

• Learn the echo anatomy of the different structures of the thigh
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the thigh
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the thigh
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the thigh
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the medial aspect of the thigh
• Identify the most common lesions of the thigh, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the thigh
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the thigh
• Identify the muscles of the thigh and the most common muscular lesions

Module 8. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Knee 

• Recognize the tendon and ligament structures of the knee and their most common injuries
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the knee
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the knee
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the knee
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the medial aspect of the knee
• Identify the most common lesions of the knee, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the knee
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the knee

Module 9. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Leg 

• Learn the echo anatomy of the different structures of the leg in all its compartments
• Identify the muscles of the leg and the most common muscular lesions in this part of the body
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the leg
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the leg
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the leg
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the leg
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the leg

Module 10. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Ankle 

• Learn the sonoanatomy of the ankle
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the anterior aspect of the ankle
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the lateral aspect of the ankle
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the posterior aspect of the ankle
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the medial aspect of the ankle
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the ankle
• Identify the most common lesions of the ankle, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the ankle 

Module 11. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Foot 

• Recognize the most common lesions of the foot, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the dorsal aspect of the foot
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the palmar aspect of the foot
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the foot
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the foot

Module 12. Lower Limb Ultrasound: Forefoot 

• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the dorsal aspect of the forefoot
• Describe the normal examination of the structures of the palmar aspect of the forefoot
• Identify the most common lesions of the forefoot, to ensure correct ultrasound-guided treatment and/or monitoring of their evolution
• Describe the least common pathologies that can affect the forefoot
• Learn how to perform ultrasound-guided dynamic assessment tests for the forefoot

You will be able to gain up-to-date knowledge of the ultrasound technique based on the latest scientific evidence’’