Work Related Musculoskeletal Injuries in Sonographers and Providers: The Grand Challenge

Yusef Sayeed, MD, MPH, MEng¹
Keziah Sully, MD²
Kristine Robinson MD³

¹ Assistant Professor, Director of Pain Medicine and Functional Rehabiliation Eglin Air Force Base, Intrepid Spirit Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Family Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD

² Interventional Physiatrist, Veteran’s Administration, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Biloxi, MS

³ Veteran’s Health Administration, Department of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

Publication History

Article published online:
07 April 2020

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