The SDMS has collaborated with the Australasian Sonographers Association (ASA), the British Medical Ultrasound Society (BMUS), and Sonography Canada to provide our combined ​ergonomics resources to the sonography ​profession.

Webinars

1. Reducing Injury to Sonographers
2. RESPite. Reducing Sonographer Pain through ergonomics education 
3. Stretching for Sonographers
4. The Importance of Wellness Practices for Sonographers

Journal Articles

1. Knowledge and use of work-related musculoskeletal disorder (WRMSD) prevention techniques in the daily practice of final-year Australian sonography students: A cross-sectional study
2. Musculoskeletal pain and injury in sonographers, causes and solutions
3. Prevalence, risks, underlying mechanisms, preventative guidelines, and interventions of sonographer work-related injuries: A literature review
4. The incidence of Australian private practice sonographers moving patients unassisted and their level of training: A pilot study

5. The incidence and distribution of musculoskeletal disorders in final-year Australian sonography students on clinical placement

Educational Video

1. ​Ultrasound Ergonomics

Podcast

1. ​Fernwood Discussion on Sonographer Health, Fitness and Wellness
   

Posters

1. Prevent Injury
2. S​onographer's Quick Reference Guide to Stretching in the Work Place | ​Arms & Shoulders​
3. S​onographer's Quick Reference Guide to Stretching in the Work Place | ​Back & Neck
   

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Journal Articles

1. The Value of Participatory Ergonomics in Reducing Work-Related Pain in Sonographers

Other

1. Guidelines for Professional Ultrasound Practice
2. Work-related musculoskeletal disorders in ultrasound: Can you reduce risk?

​Journal Articles

1. Can Teaching Ultrasound Ergonomics to Ultrasound Practitioners Reduce White Knuckles and Transducer Grip Force?
2. Scheduling Ultrasound Examinations to Reduce the Risk of WRMSDs in Sonographers
3. WRMSD – Longitudinal Study Collection Series

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Webinars

1. Best Practice Ergonomics for Echocardiography
2. Ergonomic Best Practices in Ultrasound
3. Preventing Injury – Scanning the Obese Patient
4. Scan Safe - Best Practice Ergonomics for the Vascular Leg and Obstetric Scans

​Articles and Papers (​open access)

1. Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)CADTH Health Technology Review:  General Ultrasound Examination Volumes per Sonographer 8-Hour Workday, February 2024