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Table 4 Opinions and experiences of MSU physiotherapists (%) (n = 58)

From: One in six physiotherapy practices in primary care offer musculoskeletal ultrasound – an explorative survey

 

Nevera

Sometimes

Regularly

Usually

Often

Always

How many times do you perform an echo in new patients with shoulder complaints?

4.1

8.2

20.4

30.6

26.5

10.2

How many times do you perform an echo in the general patient population?

0.0

44.9

40.8

10.2

4.1

0.0

How often does your initial diagnosis change in patients with shoulder complaints?

4.3

48.9

38.3

4.3

4.3

0.0

How often does your initial diagnosis change in the general patient population?

0.0

56.3

43.7

0.0

0.0

0.0

How often do you receive requests for MSU from colleagues for patients with shoulder complaints?

4.2

20.8

52.1

14.6

8.3

0.0

How often do you receive requests for MSU from colleagues for the general patient population?

2.1

41.7

43.7

4.2

8.3

0.0

  1. anever: in 0% of patients, sometimes: 1–25%, regularly: 26–50%, usually: 51–75%, often: 76–99%, always: 100%