Preventing Musculoskeletal Injuries
The ultrasound field is a very physically involved field, from having to help move a patient into the proper position for scanning, having to hold awkward positions to work around a patient that is unable to move, and scanning itself is physical. The physicality of scanning is often the reason why the ultrasound field is commonly plagued with many musculoskeletal disorders. The diagnostic medical sonography field has a prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries of 81 percent. For this reason it is important to know the proper technique and exercises that can be done to help prevents musculoskeletal injuries. My goal in this paper is to bring understanding to what musculoskeletal disorders are and what can be
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Together it provides stability, protection, and shape to the body. Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) cover a wide range of injuries or disorders that affect the human body’s movement or musculoskeletal system. “The most common musculoskeletal disorders include: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Tendonitis, muscle and tendon strain, Tension Neck Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Tendonitis, and Radial Tunnel Syndrome, among many others.” (Middlesworth) These disorders can involve any form of damage to tendons, tendon sheaths, joints, muscles, blood vessels, and peripheral nerves. Symptoms of MSDs usually occur in the upper limbs and torso. Pain is the most common symptom it can occur either localized or general, usually in the neck, shoulders, and arms. Numbness usually occurs in the hands, wrists, and elbows. Weakness in the arms and swelling mostly in the wrist and hand are also symptoms. In severe cases, when the disorder becomes advanced loss of function can also occur. Most sonographers suffer a combination of symptoms and they are often related to high task repetition, forceful exertions, and repetitive and awkward positions that sonographers adopt during their
Also evident are molluscoid pseudotumors (fleshy lesions associated with scars) frequently found over pressure points (e.g. elbows) and subcutaneous spheroids, which are commonly mobile and palpable on the forearms and shins. Complications of joint hypermobility include sprains, dislocation are common in the shoulder, patella and temporomandibular joints Muscle hypotonia and slower gross motor development also can occur It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner (Clarke, D., Skrocki-Czerpak, K., Neumann-Potash, L.). In the Hypermobile type of EDS, the joints of the body experience Hypermobility, which is the dominant clinical manifestation. General joint hypermobility affects large (elbows, knees) and small (fingers and toes) joints. Skin is hyperextensible, smooth/velvety, and bruising occurs easily as well.
Díaz, a specialist from the University of Castilla La Mancha who specializes in sport medicine compared ultrasound images of five different types of musculoskeletal injuries from two different high definition sonography devices. The two devices used in the study were the traditional US-A model and the new technological device US-B. The US-B system included harmonic imaging, real time ultrasound, panoramic view, 3D imaging and virtual convex. Images from the five different subjects included muscle contusion, muscle strain, patellar tendonitis, calcified patellar tendonitis and partial tear of medial ligament of the knee.
The anatomy of the knee contains the femur, tibia and the patella. There are four main ligaments within the knee. Those ligaments are called medial collateral (mcl), lateral collateral (lcl), anterior cruciate (acl) and posterior cruciate (pcl). The anterior cruciate ligament (acl) is in the middle of the knee and prevents the shin from sliding. An anterior cruciate ligament tear is the most common harmed ligament, undergoing an estimate of 200,000 happenings yearly. Typically individuals who play sports such as football, basketball, skiing or soccer experience this injury.
In the CNN article “Shazier injury, dirty hits cast dark shadow over steelers MNF win vs Bengals” Sean Tomlinson explains how Ryan Shazier’s injury and JuJu Smith-Schuster’s hit impacted the monday night football game between the Bengals and the Steelers. Shazier was injured on a pass play he was carted off by the medical team and did not play the rest of the game. Late into the game JuJu Smith-Schuster made a crackback block on Vontaze Burfict which some sports analysts viewed as a dirty hit.
Shoulder and neck pain are the most common musculoskeletal disorders one can get. Right sided neck and shoulder pain is one that the assistant is highly prone to developing, and is difficult to avoid. Reason being is frequent reaching across the assistant’s mid-line with the right arm. Neck pain can also be caused by leaning forward with your head bent down for a long period of time.
...can see if this condition runs in the family. A physical examination is a good way to tell is there is any type of muscle weakness or spinal curvature.
Musculoskeletal pain affects the bones, muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves, its commonly but not always it is caused by physical injury, which can be widespread or localised in just one body part. Joint and muscle pain is the probably the number one symptom that prompts people to seek the help of health professionals like osteopaths.
Sports Medicine is a medical field that specializes with physical fitness, treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. It was introduced around the early Greek and Roman era when the first modern Olympic Games took place. The Greek felt they could do something to help heal and prevent injuries that the athletes were receiving. Now in sports medicine, certain injuries can only be assessed and treated by specific physicians. These physicians can include physical therapists, athletic trainers, and strength and conditioning coaches. Although sports physicians are most commonly seen by athletes after they are hurt so they can be treated, there are some physicians that are seen before an injury occurs so that they can learn how to prevent injuries.
Have you ever been injured? By sports? If so, what injury did you have? Did you do active rehabilitation? Do you try to prevent injury when exercising? These are some questions that you might need to ask yourself when exercising or participating in sports. You also must know that there are many sports injuries as well as many ways to prevent them.
The number of girls and women participating in all levels of sports has risen greatly in recent years, and the way they play has changed too. Women's sports used to be played by a slow defensive style. Today, the sports are played with speed, precision, and power. With these changes have come increased injuries, and female athletes have higher injury rates than men in many sports. Knee injuries have been rising in female sports. Anterior crutiate ligament (ACL) injuries have become the most common injury in the knee to female athletes. Females are four times more susceptible to injury then men.
Currently it is commonly accepted among industries that musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect employees regardless of the occupation as well as cost that these injuries impose on the employer and the populace as a whole. Nevertheless, in the manufacturing business it is mostly common for individuals to perform manual materials handling (MMH) task that are believed to factor in on some of the most pricy job-related injuries to date, such as those attributed to the back. And although through the advancement of technology with the aid of robotics and the use of other equipment the need for MMH has been decreased, but certain jobs still require the need for humans to perform those kinds of tasks and this is more apparent in smaller manufacturing businesses or warehouses that cannot afford these advancements. With MSDs contributing to a large percentage of MMH injuries, with over 387,000 or 33 percent of all work related injury cases in 2011, far exceeding all other work related injuries (Occupational Safety & Health Administration, 2011). Maybe this is due to the well-known fact that MSDs are connected with jobs and tasks comprising of repetitive motions and exertion, together with such identifiable risk factors as awkward postures, use of force, and lack of recuperation before restarting the same task. Nonetheless, the best means of prevention is through the improvement of working conditions and the implementation of an ergonomics program. However, one of the principal challenges that face managers and supervisors today is the systematic approach to conduct an ergonomics evaluation and to use ergonomics consistently through a proactive approach with the aim at reducing MSDs either by engineering or administrative imp...
A 16 year old, female high school soccer player, Lindsey Robinson tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) from a soccer game. Interestingly, she was not the only one in her team who injured her ACL, but also several of her teammates have torn the same ligament as well during the soccer season. Lephart (2002) found that women involved in physical activity are more susceptible to acquire the ACL injuries than men who are involved in the same physical activity (as cited in Ogden, 2002). According to “ACL Injury Prevention” (2004), the numbers on female ACL ruptures have been increased for the past ten year. Over 1.4 million women have been suffered from the ACL rupture which is twice the rate of the previous decade. Therefore, female ACL injuries are now a growing problem in the nation (Anonymous, 2004). Back in 1950s and 1960s, female participation in sports was rare; therefore, the rate of injuries was very low. However, according to “ACL Injuries and Female Athletes” (n.d), as Title IX was implemented in 1972, female participation in numerous sports has dramatically increased. Moreover, the rate of acquiring injuries to the ACL also has dramatically increased (Anonymous, n.d). In terms of comparing the rate of acquiring ACL injuries between two genders, females have higher rate than males do. According to the “Physical Therapy Corner” (2007), “women suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries more often than men, nearly 4 times as often in basketball, 3 times as often in gymnastics, and nearly 2 and a half times as often in soccer” (Knee Injuries section, para.1). There are various risk factors that contribute to the high rate of acquiring injuries to the ACL for female athletes. External factors such as improper sh...
Today’s society is clearly active in sports, and also participates actively in vascular diseases, muscle disorders, and any bodily problem to that matter. In other words, people who receive MRI scans are not unique, since these scans are performed quite often due to problems with tissues in the body. This could be due to the intensity of playing sports, to simply getting older....
There are many aspects on the study and meaning of kinesiology. Some of these ways are; applied kinesiology, kinesiology medicine research, and specialized and energy kinesiology. The study kinesiology and massage therapy is believed to go hand and hand. Many will say that without the proper knowledge of kinesiology and muscle movements, you can not provide a patent with all that is needed for a proper massage. As we approach new years, many individuals are increasing their concern in health. With the healing arts increasing in popularity, individuals don’t understand the need for well-rounded therapist. Who are trained in the science of kinesiology, which includes the technique of massage to enable them to be proficient in their field.