Daniel Chiung Jui Su, MD, RMSK, CIPS
Dr. Daniel Chiung Jui Su is a Taiwanese physician specializing in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Medicine, as well as a cellist. His Clinical expertise includes occupational injuries in musicians and dancers, ultrasound guided regenerative treatments such as PRP and BMAC, and the biomechanics analysis and treatment of sports injuries. Over the years, he has been dedicated to promoting the health of musicians and dancers through natural, healthy, and efficient approaches, helping them optimize their performance.
Current position:
Specialty:
Performing arts Medicine; Platelet-rich-plasma injection; Ultrasound guided perineural hydrodissection; Prolotherapy; Neural regeneration; Osteopathic ManipulationTreating:
Musicians with symptoms of:Certificate:
Board certified Physical Medicine and RehabilitationDegree of Medicine from Taipei Medical University
Registered in Musculoskeletal Sonography, RMSK
Certified interventional Pain Sonologist, CIPS
Continued education:
Hackett Hamwell Foundation prolotherapy training (Wisconsin University, Madison, 2014)American association of orthopedic medicine (AAOM, 2015, 2017, 2018)
American association of physical medicine and rehabilitation (AAPMR, 2015, 2016)
Neurokinetic therapy level III certified (NKT level III, London)
Biotensegrity master class for regenerating fascia (Proloaustin, Austin, Texas)
MSKUS ultrasound cadaver training (Fort Worth, Texas)
Certified of IV nutrition therapy (IIVNTP)
Michigan State University Osteopathic Medicine (MSU, 2016, 2017)
Certified in Performing Arts Medicine, PAMA, Aspen, Colorado, 2017
Worldcongress of Musicphysio, Osnabruck, Germany, 2018
Australian Society of Performing Arts Healthcare annual meeting, 2018
Clinical observer in University of California, Irvine, Department of PM&R
Assisting faculty of perineural hydrodissection workshop of AAOM, Seattle.
Invited speeches:
International Medical Textbook Author
Performance related musculoskeletal disorder (PRMD) awareness concert
Invited international speeches
Clinical breakthrough:
Dr. Su described how shear wave elastography may provide additional information about tissue stiffness around peripheral nerves, helping clinicians better identify areas of possible nerve entrapment, adhesion, or abnormal mechanical tension. I also discussed how this information can be used to guide more precise ultrasound-guided hydrodissection.
Overall, this work highlights the potential role of shear wave elastography as a functional imaging tool that may improve procedural planning, treatment targeting, and outcome evaluation in perineural injection therapy.
I also presented the potential role of ultrasound-guided interventions for injured peri-oral tissues. Overall, this work highlights how ultrasound can help identify structural problems that may affect airflow, tone production, endurance, and playing control, offering a more precise treatment strategy for wind musicians.
Dr. Su introduced an ultrasound-based approach for evaluating and performing guided injections to the subscapularis and serratus anterior muscles in the narrow anatomical space between the scapula and the thoracic cage.
In this article, I described the relevant sonoanatomy, scanning technique, and procedural considerations for safely accessing these deep periscapular structures. This work highlights how ultrasound can improve diagnostic precision and guide targeted interventions for patients with scapular, shoulder, or upper back pain related to subscapularis or serratus anterior dysfunction, which is very common among musicians.
Dr. Su investigated the clinical characteristics, diagnostic ultrasound findings, injury patterns, and treatment outcomes of cellists with performance-related musculoskeletal disorders.
In this article, I analyzed a cohort of injured cellists and explored how playing-related pain and dysfunction may be associated with specific anatomical regions, performance demands, and ultrasound-detectable tissue changes. I also described the treatments provided, including ultrasound-guided regenerative approaches when indicated, and evaluated the recovery outcomes (98% success rate)after treatment.
Overall, this work highlights the value of diagnostic ultrasound in identifying performance-related injuries in cellists and supports a more precise, musician-centered approach to treatment and return-to-playing care.
