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ArticleBehavioural neurology2024

Exploring the Experience of Living with Pain after Spinal Cord Injury: A Qualitative Study.

Mokgadi Kholofelo Mashola, Elzette Korkie, Diphale Joyce Mothabeng

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Article in Behavioural neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  4. The meaning of manageable neuropathic pain after SCI.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025
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3 authors.

Mokgadi Kholofelo MasholaDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3620-5668
Elzette KorkieDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0302-0491
Diphale Joyce MothabengDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Healthcare Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4535-6652

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A spinal cord injury is a life-changing experience that results in functional limitations and an increased risk of secondary health conditions. People with spinal cord injury identify pain as the most devastating health problem following their injury that not only affects their social life but their mental well-being as well. This study is aimed at exploring the lived experience of living with pain by community-dwelling manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injuries. An explorative qualitative design was used to explore their experiences. In-depth interviews were recorded and transcribed, and the data were analysed using inductive thematic content analysis in the MAXQDA v2020. Fifteen manual wheelchair users with paraplegia participated in this study, and four themes were identified from their experience of living with pain: pain constantly lurks, pain is worse than the direct consequences of the SCI, pain is restrictive, and life continues despite the pain. Categories and subcategories included the participants being one with the pain; pain interfering with sleep; feelings of anger, isolation, and suicidal ideation; and uncertainties about what the future holds living with pain. Living with pain after SCI is a challenging feat, and effective management of pain is necessary to improve not only functioning and mobility but also mental health and life satisfaction.

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Spinal Cord InjuriesEmotionsHumansMental HealthPainQualitative Research

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PMCPMC10857878

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