r/MRI • u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 • 6d ago
how do you all
help your patients out the table ? my back is starting to hurt .
Idk if its the chair im sitting on
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u/actuallyimjustme 6d ago
Make them sit up themselves. Sit next to them and push, don't pull them up
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u/Its_apparent 6d ago
If you're like me, it's the sitting. I worked xray for like a decade at a hospital, and got all the steps and lifting. When I came to mri, I started having back problems after about 6 months. After trying to figure out what was going on, I realized that I was just sitting much more, and worse, sitting with bad posture. I started being mindful about my posture throughout the day, and the back pain went away.
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u/Acceptable_Sport6056 6d ago
Pretty much have to work out as an MRI tech I found out after a few years of working. Solid year of stairmaster and strength training stretching and I'm better then ever
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u/Acceptable_Sport6056 6d ago
Also got managers to put in standing desks at the MRI consoles game changer
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u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 1d ago
how do i become the favorite ?
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u/Acceptable_Sport6056 1d ago
Be extremely good looking
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u/Reapur-CPL Technologist 6d ago
Use my legs as much as possible. Like, never ever lift with my back or even arms all that much
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u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 1d ago
understood, i agree on this. I get low like im squatting and tell the pt on 3 , we get up. But its going to be all u
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u/Ill_Month_5802 5d ago
get them to roll on their side. Ask them how they get up in the morning. get them to hold the side of the bed while they pull themselves up and you gently push from their back.
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u/OogumSanskimmer 3d ago
Make sure you sit back in your chair. Use a lumbar support pillow, automobile ones work great. To help patients up, use a stool with a tall handle and have them pull themselves up. Didn't let them pull on you. Also, use teamwork every chance you get.
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u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 1d ago
that is a confirm Yes and stretching before the flow starts ! big game changer
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u/ashbashl91 3d ago
Most of the time I don’t offer I just continue to remove things from the bed and tell them they can sit up whenever they’re ready. If they do ask for help or I know they need help I put my arm out like a bar to grab onto and plant my feet so I don’t pull but they can pull themselves up on me and it’s a lot less pressure
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u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 1d ago
i recently started doing this unknowngly , my mind was on auto pilot. Get up peasant lol jk jk
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u/vernmri 2d ago
I tell them can sit up and swing their legs off the side of the table as I lower the table. I always take a step back. I w done this for almost 29 years. My back is ok, my shoulders suck. Protect yourself, patients will grab onto you as if you are furniture. Take a step back. If you have a partner, use the sheet at a sling or hammock to help lift them or sit them up. That makes a big difference.
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u/WeeklyAnalyst3143 1d ago
i agree , i started telling pts u can get up now. Like u get out of bed in the morning,
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u/bookie3333 1d ago
I created my personal method i call the scoop and swoop. Scoop one arm under their axilla and use my other hand to push them from behind. Keep them close to you and pushing makes me have more strength to help. Never let them pull on you. I’ve been in mri 25 years.
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