It's sad that we as sonographers would even need to have a petition to sign I. Regards to our physical health and work related injuries is very upsetting. There should have been more work regulations many years ago. I have had shoulder problems for quite a while now and I've only been in the field for 4 years.
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Malakeh Zaid
8 years ago
It would be nice to see representation for professionals and care over the bottom number for once.
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Roberta Rollins
8 years ago
We scan in pain
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Rachel Raynes
8 years ago
Chad2383
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Terri Ogden
8 years ago
I have been a sonographer for 20 years, in the last 4 years I have had one right shoulder surgery and 2left shoulder surgeries. I am a general, vascular right hand scanner and a echo left hand scanner. My most recent surgery was from a torn biceps tendon from performing an echo on a 450 pound patient. This is a growing problem with our growing population.
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Alisa Brainerd
8 years ago
It’s time to limit the number of scans sonographers are required to do!! Do not ruin a person’s well being just for money!!!
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Megan Milesi
8 years ago
10 years in the field, suffering from wrist, elbow and shoulder pain that lasts for days
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Anonymous
8 years ago
As a new grad working at a clinic where some days I do 10 plus echos, I already feel the effects of The problems it causes.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
I retired in Dec. due to severe pain from scanning. I was diagnosed with cervical strain missed 12 weeks of work and a year of physical therapy just to get movement back in my neck and still have massage therapy once a week to help with pain. I also had surgery on my wrist to remove fatty tumor that was pressing on nerves in my wrist . Also physical therapy on trigger finger. This all on my scanning arm. Our patients are getting extremely obese and we are expected to get scans as well as we do with thin patients. These obese patients come back numerous times just to complete ultrasound. Ends up us is non diagnostic and multiple injured us techs. Something needs to be done to protect the techs.
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Annette Levin
8 years ago
time for the ardms to step up--for this and the ridiculous call
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Hedda Richards
8 years ago
This is unacceptable
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Rotator cuff repair surgery and subsequent career change.
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Dawn Braun
8 years ago
When will this be treated as a real problem?!?
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Betty Hicks
8 years ago
Something needs to be done. I have shoulder trouble and neck problems. I have already had bilateral carpel tunnel surgery. Been scanning for 17 years. Aches and pains getting worse.
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Keith E Carnahan
8 years ago
Fully Support!
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Shanna Nicole Swenson
8 years ago
Ergonomic chairs and beds and education need to be more prevalent in every workplace
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Anonymous
8 years ago
After only 14 years, suffering from carpal tunnel issues in wrists, shoulder, neck and back issues.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
Retired early due to injury after 33 years of scanning. I was routinely doing 23-25 patients per day, some with multiple exams
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Lisa Hoobler
8 years ago
I've already had carpal tunnel surgery and scan arm elbow tendonitis
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Patricia guzinsk
8 years ago
Only 5 years in and already having pain. This is a real thing, our profession needs to have some limitations put In place.
It's sad that we as sonographers would even need to have a petition to sign I. Regards to our physical health and work related injuries is very upsetting. There should have been more work regulations many years ago. I have had shoulder problems for quite a while now and I've only been in the field for 4 years.
It would be nice to see representation for professionals and care over the bottom number for once.
We scan in pain
Chad2383
I have been a sonographer for 20 years, in the last 4 years I have had one right shoulder surgery and 2left shoulder surgeries. I am a general, vascular right hand scanner and a echo left hand scanner. My most recent surgery was from a torn biceps tendon from performing an echo on a 450 pound patient. This is a growing problem with our growing population.
It’s time to limit the number of scans sonographers are required to do!! Do not ruin a person’s well being just for money!!!
10 years in the field, suffering from wrist, elbow and shoulder pain that lasts for days
As a new grad working at a clinic where some days I do 10 plus echos, I already feel the effects of The problems it causes.
I retired in Dec. due to severe pain from scanning. I was diagnosed with cervical strain missed 12 weeks of work and a year of physical therapy just to get movement back in my neck and still have massage therapy once a week to help with pain. I also had surgery on my wrist to remove fatty tumor that was pressing on nerves in my wrist . Also physical therapy on trigger finger. This all on my scanning arm. Our patients are getting extremely obese and we are expected to get scans as well as we do with thin patients. These obese patients come back numerous times just to complete ultrasound. Ends up us is non diagnostic and multiple injured us techs. Something needs to be done to protect the techs.
time for the ardms to step up--for this and the ridiculous call
This is unacceptable
Rotator cuff repair surgery and subsequent career change.
When will this be treated as a real problem?!?
Something needs to be done. I have shoulder trouble and neck problems. I have already had bilateral carpel tunnel surgery. Been scanning for 17 years. Aches and pains getting worse.
Fully Support!
Ergonomic chairs and beds and education need to be more prevalent in every workplace
After only 14 years, suffering from carpal tunnel issues in wrists, shoulder, neck and back issues.
Retired early due to injury after 33 years of scanning. I was routinely doing 23-25 patients per day, some with multiple exams
I've already had carpal tunnel surgery and scan arm elbow tendonitis
Only 5 years in and already having pain. This is a real thing, our profession needs to have some limitations put In place.