Managing shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: a scoping review of conservative treatment interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To review the literature that has explored conservative treatments for the management of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users.

Methods

Five databases were systematically searched in february 2020 for terms related to shoulder pain and manual wheelchair use. Articles were screened and included if they investigated the conservative treatment of shoulder pain in wheelchair users. Participants' physical characteristics, experimental design and primary and secondary outcome measures were extracted from studies. Studies were grouped according to treatment type to identify gaps in the literature and guide future research.

Results

The initial search identified 407 articles, of which 21 studies met the inclusion criteria. Exercise-based treatment interventions we

SUBMITTER: Mason B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7364791 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature