The symptoms of WRMSD are well documented in the literature and the workplace. The dramatic increase in reported symptoms in recent years is multifaceted. Increased workload per  staff member due to changes in the health care environment (downsizing), in concert with the aging of the sonographer population and lack of proper equipment appear to figure [...]

The Industry Standards for the Prevention of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Sonography’ has since been adopted and promoted by sonographer societies around the world.(1) In 2004, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) signed a formal alliance with the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS) in an effort to reduce and prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders [...]