Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare
Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound
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Joines, S; James, T; Suarez, G
January 1, 2010
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are increasing around the world among health care workers who routinely perform ultrasounds (sonographers). This is due to the upper extremity-intensive nature of their work and the high grip force required to scan increasing numbers of obese patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a product (transducer rings) to determine if it could potentially reduce required grip force and upper extremity pain among sonographers. The results of this product evaluation indicate there may be a benefit to installing rings on ultrasound transducers, particularly for those who already have high levels of upper extremity pain.
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Joines, S., James, T., & Suarez, G. (2010). Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound. In Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare (pp. 114–123). https://doi.org/10.1201/EBK1439834978-18
Joines, S., T. James, and G. Suarez. “Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound.” In Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare, 114–23, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1201/EBK1439834978-18.
Joines S, James T, Suarez G. Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound. In: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. 2010. p. 114–23.
Joines, S., et al. “Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound.” Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare, 2010, pp. 114–23. Scopus, doi:10.1201/EBK1439834978-18.
Joines S, James T, Suarez G. Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Upper Extremity Pain in Ultrasound. Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. 2010. p. 114–123.