Whittaker, Jackie LEllis, RichardHodges, Paul WilliamOSullivan, ClionaHides, JulieFernandez-Carnero, SamuelArias-Buria, Jose LuisTeyhen, Deydre SStokes, Maria J2026-05-222026-05-222019-04-25British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN: 0306-3674 (Print); 1473-0480 (Online), BMJ Publishing Group, 53(23), 1447-1453. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-1001930306-36741473-0480http://hdl.handle.net/10292/21192Physical therapists employ ultrasound (US) imaging technology for a broad range of clinical and research purposes. Despite this, few physical therapy regulatory bodies guide the use of US imaging, and there are limited continuing education opportunities for physical therapists to become proficient in using US within their professional scope of practice. Here, we (i) outline the current status of US use by physical therapists; (ii) define and describe four broad categories of physical therapy US applications (ie, rehabilitation, diagnostic, intervention and research US); (iii) discuss how US use relates to the scope of high value physical therapy practice and (iv) propose a broad framework for a competency-based education model for training physical therapists in US. This paper only discusses US imaging-not 'therapeutic' US. Thus, 'imaging' is implicit anywhere the term 'ultrasound' is used.© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits others to copy, redistribute, remix, transform and build upon this work for any purpose, provided the original work is properly cited, a link to the licence is given, and indication of whether changes were made. See: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/curriculumeducationprofessional issuesrehabilitationsonography4201 Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science42 Health SciencesPhysical RehabilitationRehabilitationBiomedical Imaging4 Quality Education09 Engineering11 Medical and Health Sciences13 EducationSport Sciences3202 Clinical sciences4207 Sports science and exercise5201 Applied and developmental psychologyCompetency-Based EducationConsensusCurriculumHumansModels, EducationalPhysical TherapistsPhysical Therapy ModalitiesScope of PracticeUltrasonographyHumansUltrasonographyConsensusModels, EducationalCurriculumCompetency-Based EducationPhysical Therapy ModalitiesPhysical TherapistsScope of PracticeCompetency-Based EducationConsensusJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1136/bjsports-2018-100193