Medscape November 26, 2024
Heather Schopper, MD, a head and neck surgeon at Penn State Health, Hershey, Pennsylvania, wasn’t long into her career when she began feeling its physical demands. Standing for 12 hours at a time, holding awkward positions for long periods, and working with surgical tables and instruments made for doctors much taller and larger than her meant severe back, shoulder, and neck pain at the end of every shift.
“You just want to lie down on the floor at the end of the day,” Schopper explained. “The wear and tear of our profession is really challenging.”
Here’s the thing: At the time Schopper wasn’t particularly out of shape. She only knew she needed to build up her body for long days...
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