- 023-8218-2416
- info@physio-soton.co.uk
- 297 High Street, Eastleigh, SO50 5NB
- Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 20:00, Sat 10:00-15:00
A private ultrasound scan at Physio Soton costs £130 and includes a full clinical assessment, the scan itself, and physiotherapy advice. You see the images as they are taken, hear what they show, and leave with a diagnosis and a plan. No GP referral is needed and there is no waiting list.
Most people arrive here after weeks of not knowing. The pain has not settled, the exercises have not worked, and nobody has been able to say what is actually damaged. A scan answers that question in minutes rather than months.
A private ultrasound scan costs £130 at our Eastleigh clinic. That price covers three things: a full physiotherapy consultation, the diagnostic scan, and a clear treatment plan based on what we find. You also receive a detailed clinical report, and we send a copy to your GP if you want us to.
Unlike many private ultrasound scan providers, there are no separate consultation fees and no hidden extras. If an ultrasound guided injection is appropriate on the same day, that is priced separately and always explained before anything is agreed. Full details are on our injection prices page.
A musculoskeletal ultrasound scan uses sound waves to produce live images of muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, cartilage and joints. It involves no radiation and no injection of contrast dye, and it has no known side effects.
The scan is dynamic, which matters more than most people realise. We can move your joint while scanning and watch how the structures behave under load. A static image cannot show you a tendon catching or a shoulder impinging as the arm lifts. Ultrasound can.
We follow the ALARA principle, keeping scan times to the minimum needed for a confident diagnosis.
Most physiotherapists assess by hand and reason from what they feel. That works well much of the time. It becomes a problem when the diagnosis is unclear, when treatment has stalled, or when two conditions present almost identically.
A physio with ultrasound closes that gap. The person examining you is the same person imaging you and the same person planning your treatment. Nothing is lost in translation between three different clinicians, and you are not sent away to wait for a report that arrives a fortnight later.
It also prevents wasted months. Treating the wrong structure is common when the diagnosis was a best guess, and a private ultrasound scan removes most of that guesswork.
Ultrasound and MRI are not competing options. They are good at different things, and choosing the right one saves time and money. A private ultrasound scan answers some questions far better, and some far worse.
| Ultrasound | MRI | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Tendons, muscles, ligaments, bursae, soft tissue outside the joint | Structures inside the joint, cartilage, bone, spine |
| Dynamic imaging | Yes, joint moves during scan | No, static images only |
| Results | Same appointment | Usually days to weeks |
| Radiation | None | None |
| Cost | £130 at our clinic | Considerably more |
| Access | No referral needed | Usually needs referral |
For tendon and soft tissue problems, ultrasound resolution can outperform MRI. For a suspected labral tear, cartilage damage, or anything inside the joint or spine, MRI is the better choice and we will tell you so rather than scanning you for the sake of it.
Our diagnostic ultrasound covers the full range of musculoskeletal structures:
Ultrasound excels at extra articular pathology, meaning problems outside the joint itself. Tennis elbow, rotator cuff tears, bursitis, plantar fasciitis, tendinopathy and muscle tears are all seen clearly.
It is less useful inside the joint. Cartilage surfaces, labral tears, deep meniscal damage and spinal structures are better assessed by MRI. If your symptoms point that way, we will say so at the consultation rather than selling you a scan that cannot answer your question.
One further limit worth knowing: an imaging finding is not automatically the cause of your pain. Tendon changes appear in plenty of people who feel nothing at all. That is why the scan sits inside a clinical assessment rather than replacing one.
Most appointments take around an hour, depending on how many structures need assessing.
Ultrasound is not only diagnostic. Real time imaging lets the needle be watched all the way to the target, which means the medication reaches the intended structure rather than somewhere near it.
That precision matters most in the shoulder, where several structures sit close together. We offer corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid, prolotherapy, hydrodilatation for frozen shoulder and barbotage for calcific tendinopathy. Read more about our ultrasound guided injections.
Guidance is included as standard here. It is not an optional extra.
Your scan is carried out by Marek Czeladzki MSc, PGCert (Ultrasound), HCPC, MCSP, IP. He is a Chartered Physiotherapist, a musculoskeletal sonographer, and an Independent Prescriber, which means he can assess, scan, diagnose and treat without needing a referral from anyone else.
Marek completed intensive musculoskeletal ultrasound training under Professor Saulius Rutkauskas MD PhD, Vice Chair of the European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology Ultrasound Subcommittee. He is a member of the British Medical Ultrasound Society and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.
Physio Soton is also a supervised training site for MSK ultrasound students, including those studying at Brunel University London.
Our clinic is at 297 High Street, Eastleigh, SO50 5NB, with parking nearby and good transport links. Patients travel to us from Southampton, Chandler’s Ford, Winchester, Romsey, Totton, Hedge End, Fair Oak, Bishopstoke, and from further afield, including Alton and Petersfield, where ultrasound-guided services are harder to find locally.
Yes. Ultrasound uses sound waves, not X-rays, and involves no radiation. It has been used safely in medical practice for decades and has no known side effects when performed by a trained clinician.
Most appointments run for around an hour, covering consultation, scanning and explanation. The scanning itself is usually a matter of minutes per structure.
No. You can book directly, and appointments are often available within days rather than the weeks or months typical of an NHS imaging pathway.
Yes. We will email the report to you and to your GP or consultant if you would like us to.
Often, yes. If the assessment confirms an injection is appropriate and safe, it can usually be performed during the same visit.
No. A water-based gel is applied, and the probe is moved over the skin. Some pressure is used over tender areas, but the scan itself is painless.
Loose clothing that allows access to the area being scanned. For a shoulder scan, a vest top is ideal. For a knee, shorts.
They answer different questions. X-ray shows bone. Ultrasound shows soft tissue, which is where most musculoskeletal pain originates. Neither replaces the other.
If you have been in pain for weeks without a clear answer, a private ultrasound scan is the fastest route to one. Assessment, imaging, diagnosis and a treatment plan, in a single appointment, for £130.
Call 023 8218 2416 or book online. Physio Soton, 297 High Street, Eastleigh, SO50 5NB. Open Monday to Friday 10:00 to 20:00 and Saturday 10:00 to 15:00.
