What is the association between wheelchair-specific fitness and upper-body pain in persons with chronicspinal cord injury?: A cross-sectional study

Soesman, M. (2013) What is the association between wheelchair-specific fitness and upper-body pain in persons with chronicspinal cord injury?: A cross-sectional study. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.

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Abstract

Background: Long term wheelchair use is associated with overuse frequently leading to upper-body pain in persons with a spinal cord injury (SCI). Wheelchair specific fitness, the physical fitness variables relevant for wheelchair propulsion, seems to have an association with upper-body pain and specifically wrist- and shoulder pain. Objective: To determine the association between wheelchair-specific fitness and upper-body- i.e. wrist and shoulderpain in persons with >10-yr chronic SCI Methods: 104 Chronic SCI-patients participated in a cross-sectional study in 8 rehabilitation centers in the Netherlands. Wheelchair specific fitness is measured through variables of physical wheelchair capacity variables (POpeak, V02peak and mechanical efficiency) and skill (ability score and performance time score). Using a questionnaire the presence, frequency and severity of pain of upper-body pain were measured, by multiplying frequency with severity the upper-body sum-, wrist- and shoulder pain score were calculated. After determining effects of potential (personal- and lesion characteristics) confounders the possible association was determined using a linear regression Results: The linear regression after correcting for personal- and lesion characteristics showed no significant association between POpeak, V02peak, ME, performance time score and ability score and upper-body sum-, wrist- and shoulder pain score (p>.OS). Conclusion: Our cross-sectional study shows no evidence of an association between variables of wheelchair specific fitness and upper-body sum-, wrist- and shoulder pain scores for people aging with chronic SCI

Item Type:	Thesis (Thesis)
Supervisor name:	SUPERVISORS: and SCHEER, J.W. VAN DER (1) and WOLDRING, F.A.B. (2) and WOUDE, L.H.V. VAN DER (1) and 1 Center for Human Movement Sciences, University Medical Cen and 2 Centre for Rehabilitation, University Medical Centre and Groningen, University of Groningen
Faculty:	Medical Sciences
Date Deposited:	25 Jun 2020 10:48
Last Modified:	25 Jun 2020 10:48
URI:	https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/972

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