Year: 2013
Type: article
Abstract: Over 11,000 individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) are affected each year within the United States resulting in the loss of lower limb function, with 30% – 50% encountering shoulder pain and injury as a result of exorbitant stress typically caused by mobility, locomotion, and prehension (Popowitz et al., 2003). In addition, the shoulder has been a primary joint associated with injury and pain of individuals with SCI with a prevalence of 30% • 70% with musculoskeletal disorders and shoulder pain complications that increase in age in comparison to the general population (Apple, 2001; Gellman, Sie, & Waters, 1988; Pentland & Twomey, 1994b; Curtis et al., 1999; Gironda, Clark, Neugaard, & Nelson, 2004; Samuelsson, Tropp, & Gerdle, 2004). Among the most common secondary complications that persons with SCI will develop, shoulder injuries and repetitive shoulder use account for over 71% of pain in the upper extremities, followed by wrist pain (53%), hand pain (43%), and elbow pain (35%) (Dalyan, Cardenas, & Gerard, 1999).
Source: Journal of Life Care Planning
DOI: 10.70385/001c.151505
Authors: Noel A. Ysasi, Alicia Brown, Irasema Silva
Language: English
Topic: Spinal Cord Injury Research
Subfield: Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4416834051
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