SynthesisClinical rehabilitation2020
Managing shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users: a scoping review of conservative treatment interventions.
Synthesis in Clinical rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04967911 (Effects of Propioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique on Shoulder Pain in Paraplegic Manual Wheel Chair Users After Spinal Cord Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effects of Propioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Technique on Shoulder Pain in Paraplegic Manual Wheel Chair Users After Spinal Cord Injury
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment of shoulder pain in people with spinal cord injury who use manual wheelchairs: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Spinal cord · 2022Pooled it
- Performance, Biomechanical Demands, Injury Burden, and Health Surveillance in Wheelchair Court Sports and Selected Para Sport Cohorts: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Psychometric properties and validation of the Polish version of the wheelchair user's shoulder pain index.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Wearable-Enhanced mHealth Intervention to Promote Physical Activity in Manual Wheelchair Users: Single-Group Pre-Post Feasibility Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2025Article
- Power-Assist Add-Ons for Older Adult Manual Wheelchair Users: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Global trends in scientific production on physical exercise and spinal cord injury.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Handrim kinetics and quantitative ultrasound parameters for assessment of subacromial impingement in wheelchair users with pediatric-onset spinal cord injury.Gait & posture · 2024Article
- Models of care for musculoskeletal shoulder pain in spinal cord injury: A scoping review.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2024Article
- Perioperative complications and outcomes in patients with paraplegia undergoing rotator cuff repair.Shoulder & elbow · 2023Article
- Steering-by-leaning facilitates intuitive movement control and improved efficiency in manual wheelchairs.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Could the Improvement of Supraspinatus Muscle Activity Speed up Shoulder Pain Rehabilitation Outcomes in Wheelchair Basketball Players?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Real-Time Muscle Activity and Joint Range of Motion Monitor to Improve Shoulder Pain Rehabilitation in Wheelchair Basketball Players: A Non-Randomized Clinical Study.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- ABCD1 Gene Mutations: Mechanisms and Management of Adrenomyeloneuropathy.The application of clinical genetics · 2022Review
- Effect of Haptic Training During Manual Wheelchair Propulsion on Shoulder Joint Reaction Moments.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo review the literature that has explored conservative treatments for the management of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users.
methodsFive databases were systematically searched in february 2020 for terms related to shoulder pain and manual wheelchair use. Articles were screened and included if they investigated the conservative treatment of shoulder pain in wheelchair users. Participants' physical characteristics, experimental design and primary and secondary outcome measures were extracted from studies. Studies were grouped according to treatment type to identify gaps in the literature and guide future research.
resultsThe initial search identified 407 articles, of which 21 studies met the inclusion criteria. Exercise-based treatment interventions were most prevalent (
conclusionsDespite the high prevalence of shoulder pain in manual wheelchair users, the number of studies to have explored conservative treatment types is low. Exercise is the most commonly used treatment, which is encouraging as physical inactivity can exacerbate other health conditions. Few studies have adopted interdisciplinary treatment strategies or included objective secondary measures to better understand the mechanisms of pain.
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