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Re: Painful scanning From: Joan P. Baker (jpbaker@uswest.net) Tue Aug 18 08:32:02 1998 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: UltraKath@aol.com: "rewarding day" Previous message: James S Smeltzer MD: "Re: Lawson..... Nancy epitomizes the difference ......" Maybe in reply to: DuBose, Terry: "Painful scanning" We have not come out with any suggestions to date because we do not yet have the outcomes and the analysis to back them up. I will share one recommendation with you that I believe is important, these are called "MINI BREAKS". Every 5-10 mins during scanning stop for a few seconds put the transducer down and open and close your hand about ten times. The next 5-10 mins when you stop roll your shoulders and/or tilt your head from side to side. These very quick and simple exercises will take the muscles out of spasm that you are using and will only add about 1 to 2 minutes at the most to your scan time. Be sure and bring your arm into your body each time to reduce the abduction which is the cause of many of the upper extremity injuries. Finally always support your body (arm elbow wrist) while you are scanning so that you are not taking the weight of the transducer and cables yourself. Terry J. DuBose wrote: > Griffin, you give good advice. I would add some sort of upper and lower > body physical activity (Yoga or weight machine training, etc). That and > your conscious relaxation and focus are the best things any sonographer > can do for reducing repetitive stress problems... and improving the > general health care for the patient and sonographer. (I realize making > such sweeping statements without outcomes measures and analysis is not > scientific, but I believe it anyway). > > Peace, Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS > -- > On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 20:44:10 -0500 (CDT) Gryphon2@webtv.net (Tracy > Griffin) writes: > >Hi all: > > > >I have another suggestion to help alleviate aching scan muscles. > > > >When you sit down (or stand up ) and take that probe in your hand, stop > and take a deep breath before beginning....give a thought to consciously > relaxing your death grip on the probe (if possible) and untense your > shoulder muscles. It takes a couple of days of really trying to > remember to do this, but eventually it becomes habit and I find it helps > me to forget the outside annoyances of a busy dept. and to concentrate > on this particular pt. and case. > > > >T.Griffin, RDMS > >> > > Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] Next message: UltraKath@aol.com: "rewarding day" Previous message: James S Smeltzer MD: "Re: Lawson..... Nancy epitomizes the difference ......" Maybe in reply to: DuBose, Terry: "Painful scanning"

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