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Why Doctors Are Using Ultrasound in Physical Therapy for their Own Health Care

A brilliant remedy using ultrasound in physical therapy can speed up healing and reduce pain quicker than using physical therapy alone. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, patients who...

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Baby Birth and Mom (Infographic)

Every expectant mother would like to gather all the information she can possibly get, before the arrival of her newborn. Many to-be-mothers often obsess over whether the symptoms they have are normal...

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Venous Thrombosis

Venous thrombosis or deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious medical condition where blood clots form in the deep veins of your body. This condition mostly affects the lower limbs such as the legs and...

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Sonographer Career Paths (Infographic)

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Five Sonography Scholarships (Infographic)

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Five Reasons You Should Not be a Sonographer

Choosing a career in 2014 in the health industry is challenging because there are so many options. One of the choices is sonography, also called ultrasound technology or Diagnostic Medical Sonography....

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QUIZ: Am I Suitable to Work as a Sonographer?

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Best 5 Scholarships for Sonography Students (Infographic)

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Top 7 Accredited Sonography Schools in New York in 2014 (Infographic)

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How to Become a Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (Infographic)

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Easy Steps for Making Ultrasound Gel

Bedside ultrasound examinations are becoming more common. The portable technology enables Diagnostic Medical Sonographers to deliver healthcare services to people in rural areas or to people who are...

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Infographic: Start a Sonographer Career in New York

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(Infographic) Employment and Salary Statistics for Sonographers

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Who Uses a Pocket Ultrasound Machine?

There is a newcomer to the field of ultrasound technology: pocket ultrasound devices. For many physicians across the country, this tiny machine has been a part of normal physical exam tools in both...

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Boy or Girl? Is it Possible to Know at 12 Weeks?

For centuries, people have been proclaiming that they have the ability to predict the sex of a baby while it is still developing in the womb. Some people believe that the way a woman is carrying her...

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Sonography Career: Possible without Graduate-Level Education?

While the most common assumptions about a sonography career is that an individual requires a four-year degree or higher in order to retain an ultrasound job, there are several specific careers within...

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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...

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Focused Ultrasound: Alternative for Hysterectomies

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...

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Educating Sonography Students for the Future

The transformation of the health care industry is underway due to the national effort to lower health care costs by embracing technology more efficiently and effectively. Technology is changing the...

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Healthy Sonographers and Exercise (with Images)

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers have a high risk of incurring injury due to the nature of the job. The injuries are usually to tendons and muscles that are overused in repetitive motions, or strained...

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Ultrasound Technician Career: Overuse Injuries are Avoidable

Diagnostic Medical Sonographers who are experts in musculoskeletal imaging will frequently produce sonographic images of patient tendons, ligaments, joints and muscle abnormalities. The images help...

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How to Beat Sonographer Stress Through Nutrition?

Stress is a fact of life for sonography students and professionals. Attending one of the CAAHEP accredited programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography is the equivalent of holding a full-time job. The...

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Emergency Ultrasound Training for Quality Patient Care

The American College of Emergency Physicians is a member organization of the CAAHEP, and for a good reason. Emergency ultrasound is recognized across medical specialties as a means for bringing...

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Ultrasound Muscle Therapy Benefits Aging Population

Ultrasound and ultrasound muscle therapy are increasingly used for arthritis diagnosis, treatment and pain reduction. This is not surprising since population statistics indicate senior citizens are one...

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Looking Back and Forward at Sonography…Just the Facts

Ask someone to list the basic facts about Diagnostic Medical Sonography and the predictable responses cover topics like the training requirements while attending a CAAHEP accredited sonography program,...

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Looking at the Lighter Side of Sonography

Research has shown many times that laughter is good medicine. It relieves stress and helps people keep events in perspective. Sonography students and professionals have important responsibilities, but...

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Intersecting Ultrasound Technology and Medical Training

Ultrasound technology has taken giant leaps forward over the last five years, and the progression continues in 2015. The once bulky ultrasound machine is increasingly being shrunk as technology enables...

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Rapid Pace of Development in Ultrasound Technology

As healthcare researchers focus on developing new non-invasive treatment options, ultrasound technology is increasingly used for a greater variety of medical reasons. This is the result of two factors:...

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Sonographers on Medical Missions: Compassion Journeys

The world gets smaller every day, bringing greater awareness of the medical needs in underdeveloped areas. A host of nonprofits and churches answer the call to serve fellow human beings through medical...

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Serious Sonography Students Keep Abreast of the News

Ultrasound technology has been used for decades as a powerful medical diagnostic tool. Exactly how powerful is unfolding as new 2015 research and applied technologies expand the uses for ultrasound in...

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Sonography Career for Veterans

There are thousands of veterans transitioning into the government and civilian workforces. There are many options for great careers, and in 2015, Diagnostic Medical Sonography is one of them. Veterans...

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Sonography Students Need a Good Night’s Sleep!

Getting enough sleep today is challenging because life in 2015 is hectic. That is particularly true for sonography students who are trying to balance a demanding curriculum while enjoying a quality...

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Advancing a Sonography Career

Students considering starting an ultrasound technician program in 2015 may wonder if their career options are limited. The answer is quite simply: No, sonographers have many options to keep the career...

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Ultrasound Technology and Alzheimer’s Disease

As the year 2015 unfolds, exciting new research is expanding the use of ultrasound technology as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Recently, researchers in Queensland, Australia reported on the...

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Smartphone Ultrasound Next Wave of Emerging Technology

There are a lot of exciting words being used to describe the emerging ultrasound technology in 2015. Smartphone ultrasound is described as a ‘game changer,’ while the focused ultrasound is called...

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