Awareness of and advances in ergonomics needed to prevent musculoskeletal problems

Scott Olitsky
WASHINGTON — More than many clinicians, pediatric ophthalmologists are challenged by repetitive non-ergonomic postures that may lead to long-term musculoskeletal issues. These physicians often maintain static postures of the wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck and trunk, leading to occupational symptoms that may be temporarily or permanently debilitating.
“You think, I’m only doing this for a minute, but it’s a minute times your career, over and over again,” Scott E. Olitsky, MD, said at the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

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