Prevalence of shoulder pain in adult- versus childhood-onset wheelchair users: A pilot study

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 1-8

  Sawatzky, Bonita J ^a,b   Slobogean, Gerard P ^a   Reilly, Christopher W ^a,b   Chambers, Christine T ^c   Hol, Adrienne T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adults; Biomechanics; Bone remodeling; Pain; Pain inventory; Pediatrics; Rehabilitation; Shoulder pain; Spina bifida; Spinal cord injury; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE; ERGONOMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PEDIATRICS; WHEELCHAIRS;

BONE REMODELING; PAIN INVENTORY; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINA BIFIDA; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETON; WHEELCHAIR; AGE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; SHOULDER PAIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 32044435074     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2004.06.0070     Document Type: Article

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