Prevalence, characteristics and clinical impact of work-related musculoskeletal pain in echocardiography.

Eunice OnwordiAlistair HarrisCharlotte AtkinsonCathy WestKeith PearceJane HancockCamelia DemetrescuDhrubo RakhitBenoy N ShahRajdeep KhattarJennifer GormanDelfin EncarnacionGuy LloydSanjeev Bhattacharyya

Published in: Echo research and practice (2024)

WRMSP is very common amongst echocardiographers, with a fifth having a related musculoskeletal injury. WRMSP has considerable on impact on personal, social and work-related activities. Strategies to reduce the burden of WRMSP are urgently required to ensure sustainability of the workforce and patient access to imaging.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
risk factors
chronic pain
computed tomography
heart failure
case report
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging