ArticleThe South African journal of physiotherapy2022
The presence of pain in community-dwelling South African manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.
Article in The South African journal of physiotherapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- The influence of pain on community reintegration after spinal cord injury.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2025Article
- Correlations between pain, functioning, and quality of life in manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury.PloS one · 2025Article
- Pain medication misuse in the South African spinal cord injury context.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Exploring the Experience of Living with Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Study.Behavioural neurology · 2024Article
- Development of a pain self-management intervention framework for people with spinal cord injury.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Determining the management of pain in people with spinal cord injury by physiotherapists in South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
- Clinical and socio-demographic determinants of community reintegration in people with spinal cord injury in eThekwini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal province.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background: Pain after spinal cord injury (SCI) is common and is likely to continue throughout life with varying levels of severity. Objective: To determine the presence of pain, the sociodemographic and injury profile of community-dwelling manual wheelchair users. Method: This quantitative correlational study used a sociodemographic and injury profile sheet and the Douleur Neuropathique 4 Questions (DN4) questionnaire to document demographic, SCI profiles as well as pain characteristics. Pain severity was determined using the Numeric Rating Scale. Data were analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) v27 at 0.05 level of significance. Results: The pain rate was 104; 85% of 122 participants and mainly in those with complete SCI (77.9%). Neuropathic pain was more common (76; 62.5%) and significantly associated ( Conclusions: Pain after SCI is as problematic in the South African context as it is globally. With the rising SCI prevalence in the country, understanding pain and its presentation is important for holistic management of a person with SCI. Clinical implications: In-depth assessment of pain should be conducted and appropriate management interventions for specific pain types be prescribed to effectively reduce pain.
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