This document is a home program for individuals post spinal cord injury who have shoulder pain. These activities can easily be performed at home with little assistance from a medical provider.
It is common to have shoulder pain after having acquired a spinal cord injury. This handout answers some of the questions regarding shoulder pain and wheelchair propulsion.
Rotator cuff related dysfunction is one of the most common causes of shoulder pain. This handout outlines factors that may contribute to the development of rotator cuff related shoulder pain, expected recovery times, evidence-based treatment, and when surgery may be indicated.
This resource is designed to provide the busy clinician with a reference for which special tests are useful for three commonly encountered shoulder pathologies by providing sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive values, and positive predictive values for shoulder special tests.