For many women who are suffering from health conditions that require hysterectomies, the procedure may seem a little frightening. Fibroids, common tumors along the uterine wall, are typically benign and develop in 25 percent of women of childbearing age. Later in life, statistics show at least 40 percent of women develop these tumors. Hysterectomies Performed […]
Archives for August 2014
Easing Sonographer’s Pain
Though it would be nice if sonographers were never injured on the job, the reality is that a large percentage experience muscle injuries, inflammation of the tendons and nerve entrapment syndrome. Many of the injuries are due to activities like completing excessive scanning while maintaining a static work posture, assisting patients, and holding transducers for […]
Sonographer Training: Financial Aid Begins with FAFSA
Students interested in taking sonographer training accredited by CAAHEP often need help paying for tuition, fees and books. There are many different types of financial aid, including federal and state grants, government backed loans, scholarships administered by the school’s financial aid office, tuition waivers and others. When beginning the search for funding through the financial […]