The prevention of shoulder pain and contracture in the acute tetraplegia patient

Paraplegia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1981, Pages 313-319

  Scott, Judith A ^a   Donovan, William H ^a  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute tetraplegia; Contracture prevention; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; JOINT; JOINT CONTRACTURE; METHODOLOGY; PREVENTION; QUADRIPLEGIA; SHOULDER PAIN; THERAPY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CONTRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PAIN; POSTURE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 0019362675     PISSN: 00311758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1981.59     Document Type: Article

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