TY - JOUR T1 - From da Vinci to definitive diagnosis: how training in sports ultrasound harnesses sound, science and skill JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 118 LP - 119 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2021-104667 VL - 56 IS - 3 AU - Jon Patricios AU - Michael Rossiter AU - Corey Cunningham AU - Jane Fitzpatrick AU - Anja Hirschmueller AU - Thamsanqa Mweli AU - Beverly Roos AU - Jane S Thornton Y1 - 2022/02/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/3/118.abstract N2 - Viennese neurologist Dr Karl Dussik’s 1942 paper Über die Möglichkeit hochfrequente mechanische schwingingen als diagnosticsches hilfsmittel zu verwerten (On the possibility of using ultrasound waves as a diagnostic aid)1 could be considered the precursor of modern ultrasound curricula, building on scientific findings that began with Leonardo da Vinci, who first recorded experiments listening to sound transmitted through water by placing a tube into the sea to evaluate what he could hear as early as 1490.Medical use of ultrasound was popularised in gynaecology and obstetrics from the 1950s. Other fields such as cardiology, surgery, urology and vascular medicine followed in channelling the diagnostic power of ultrasound technology.2 Musculoskeletal medicine and the application of ultrasound in sports settings had a relatively late start. In 1996, Gibbon published the first textbook on the topic, “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: The Essentials” describing a “mini-atlas of the normal and abnormal sonographic appearances of the adult joints”.3 The reach of musculoskeletal ultrasound into Sports and Exercise Medicine (SEM) practice and curricula is disparate, varying in several aspects including quality, regulation and accessibility. Such discrepancies may be further exaggerated by varying image resolution concomitant with equipment features and cost.In the UK, ultrasound training is not a mandatory part of the SEM curriculum but is seen as an additional sub-speciality skill. It is usually achieved via an instructional course and then a written and practical assessment, leading to a Certificate of Competence. The … ER -