Shoulder impairment and pain of individuals with newly acquired spinal cord injury compared to uninjured peers.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Cohort study.

Objectives

Shoulder pain prevalence is high in those with spinal cord injury (SCI) and is associated with decreased function, participation restrictions and decreased quality of life. Limited evidence exists regarding physical impairments of newly acquired SCI. The current study compared musculoskeletal factors at rehabilitation initiation in individuals with newly acquired SCI to uninjured individuals. We hypothesized no impairment differences of shoulder pain, strength, mobility, muscle extensibility, or rotator cuff integrity would exist between groups.

Setting

Multi-site laboratory setting.

Methods

Thirty-five individuals with newly acquired SCI and age and gender-matched controls without SCI (n = 34) participated. Musculoskeletal

SUBMITTER: Finley M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7403352 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature