The consequences of shoulder pain intensity on quality of life and community participation in paraplegic wheelchair users

Background/Objective: Shoulder overuse due weight-bearing loads – wheelchair propulsion and transfers – are supposed to cause shoulder pain in active wheelchair users. Consequently, shoulder pain has been found to have a high prevalence in the spinal cord-injured population. Severity of pain levels...

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Main Authors: Nulle A., Kiukucane E., Vetra A., Stirane D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-10-01
Series:SHS Web of Conferences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20120200033