Diagnoses Treated

Dr. Black treats conditions involving the musculoskeletal system of the human body. This includes problems with joints, muscle, nerve, tendon, ligaments, fascia, and pain with activities/movement.

Ultrasound image showing the left hip joint in long axis view with an annotation pointing to the joint area.
X-ray image of a pelvis showing hip bones, lower spine, and femurs.
Ultrasound image showing the right glenohumeral joint.

JOINT

-Osteoarthritis
-Joint swelling
-Hypermobility pain

LIGAMENT

-Sprains
-Mild to moderate tears
-Mild to moderate laxity

TENDON

-Strains
-Mild to moderate tears
-Tendonitis
-Tendinosis

MUSCLE

-Strains
-Mild to severe tears
-Hematomas

NERVE

-Nerve compression
-Neuropathy (non-diabetic)

AUTO-IMMUNE

-Assist in differentiating diagnosis such as by performing diagnostic ultrasound and joint aspirations.
-Part of team to help treat pain related to MSK inflammatory pain

OTHER

-Bursitis
-Cysts

X-ray images of two hands, showing bones.

Chest
-SC joint swelling

-Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapments (ACNES)

Elbow/Forearm
-Osteoarthritis
-Ulnar Neuropathy/Cubital Tunnel
-Radial Tunnel/Radial Nerve
-Tennis elbow
ECRB tendinosis
-Golfer’s elbow
Flexor tendinosis
-Snapping Tricep’s
-Distal biceps tendinosis/small tears
-Bicipitoradial bursitis
-Intersection syndrome

Head/Face
-TMJ pain

Shoulder
-Osteoarthritis
-AC Sprains
-Joint swelling
-Proximal biceps tendonitis/tendinosis
-Rotator cuff calcification
-Rotator cuff tendinopathy
-Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
-Subacromial bursitis
-Suprascapular nerve pain

Wrist
-Osteoarthritis
-Intersection syndrome (proximal)
-DeQuervain’s Tenosynovitis
-Carpal Tunnel/Median Nerve
-Tendinitis/Tendinosis

Hand
-Osteoarthritis
-Intersection syndrome (distal)
-Trigger finger
-TFCC sprain/tears

Knee
-Osteoarthritis
-Baker's cyst
-Common Peroneal Nerve
-Distal IT band
-Pre-patellar bursitis
-Patellar Tendinosis
-Pes Anserine Bursitis
-Popliteus Tendonitis/tendinosis
-Saphenous Nerve Tibial
-Tibial Nerve

Ankle
-Osteoarthritis
-Tendinosis/Tendonitis
-Sprains/Strains
-Tarsal Tunnel syndrome
-Morton's Neuroma
-Plantar Fasciitis
-Achilles small tears/strains
-Retrocalcaneal Bursitis
-Sural Nerve
-Tibial Nerve

Pelvis/Groin/Buttock
-Neuropathy of the lower stomach/groin
-Adductor tendinosis
-Sports Hernia
-Athletic pubalgia
-Pubic symphysitis
-Pudendal neuralgia
-Coccyx pain/Coccydynia
-Piriformis pain
-Sciatic neuropathy (non-spine)
-Obturator neuropathy

Abdomen/Stomach
-ACNES: anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome
-C-section scar pain/neuropathy

Hip
-Osteoarthritis
-”Athletic hip”, CAM/Pincer lesion pain
-Greater trochanteric pain syndrome, “Hip bursitis”
-Iliopsoas bursitis
-Snapping hip

PLUS MANY MORE!