Shoulder Pain Prevention Program for Manual Wheelchair Users With Paraplegia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: To compare prevalence of shoulder pain (SP) onset over 3 years for individuals with paraplegia from spinal cord injury who participate in one of two shoulder pain prevention program (SPPP) formats with that of a similar population without intervention, and to compare exercise adherence between two SPPP formats. Methods: The randomized clinical trial (compared to historical controls) included a volunteer sample of 100 individuals without SP at study entry. Eighty-seven participants returned for assessments at 18 and 36 months after study entry. Control group included 220 volunteers from a 3-year observational study with identical inclusion criteria. SPPPs included shoulder home exercises and recommendations to improve mobility techniques that are effective in reduc

SUBMITTER: Haubert LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8604502 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature