Association of musculoskeletal pain, fear-avoidance factors, and quality of life in active manual wheelchair users with SCI: A pilot study

Finley, Margaret; Euiler, Elizabeth

doi:10.1080/10790268.2019.1565717

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“…Currently, psychologically-informed care research is primarily focused on orthopedic clinical populations such as low back pain [ 49 ]. However, this care technique should be examined for individuals with SCI due to their high rate of musculoskeletal pain [ 50 ], the inextricable relationship between the pain-response with the neurological system, and its value in addressing psychological trauma responses. Qualitative methodology is an important strategy to identify unique SCI-related psychosocial factors and provide a more complete picture of the needs of this population in psychologically-informed care development.…”

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confidence: 99%

Staying active after rehab: Physical activity perspectives with a spinal cord injury beyond functional gains

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Lifestyle physical activity following spinal cord injury (SCI) is critical for functional independence, mental wellness, and social participation, yet nearly 50% of individuals with SCI report no regular exercise. The objective of this study was to better understand factors leading to this participation gap by capturing the physical activity perspectives of individuals living with SCI. We completed small group interviews with nine individuals living with SCI across the United States. Iterative thematic analysis systematically revealed meaningful core concepts related to physical activity engagement with SCI. Emergent themes revealed challenges to lifestyle physical activity behavior including gaps in physical activity education, isolation during psychological adjustment, and knowledge limitations in community exercise settings. A secondary theme related to the COVID-19 pandemic emerged, highlighting additional environmental constraints affecting participation. Our findings suggest that most physical activity education is delivered during inpatient rehabilitation and is related to physical function. Lifetime physical activity strategies are achieved through self-education and peer networking. Personal motivators for physical activity include secondary condition prevention, while social and emotional barriers prevent regular adherence. These findings can inform the development and delivery of physical activity programs to maximize physical activity engagement in individuals living with chronic SCI.

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Staying active after rehab: Physical activity perspectives with a spinal cord injury beyond functional gains

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“…This opposition could be explained by the fact that people with disability commonly go in a vicious circle of initial increased functionality that causes joint pain, kinesiophobia and loss of functionality. 28,29…”

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Comparison between the isokinetics parameters of shoulder joint and independence functional level in manual wheelchair users

Flores

Pereira

Silva³

et al. 2022

Acta Fisiátr.

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Shoulder pain is a common complaint in the wheelchair user’s population. This condition brings loss of independence and quality of life. Objective: The aim of this paper is to correlate shoulder joint isokinetic parameters and independence level of manual wheelchair users with or without pain. We hypothesize that users more independent are exposed to overuse injury of shoulder joints. Method: This is an explorative cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach. Community patients attended at a Rehabilitation Center. Manual wheelchair users. Twenty-four patients participated, we used the Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) to investigate the independent level of wheeled patients and isokinetic parameters of internal/external rotators and flexion/extension muscles of shoulder joint was collected using Biodex System 4 Pro. Statistical analyses were made by Fisher Test, Spiro-Wilk Test, Pearson Correlation test, Spearman test and the Coefficient of correlation’s value was squared to estimate the percentage of variation in dependent variable, explained by independent variable. Results: Total FIM variation was between 79 and 117 and median ipsilateral strength ratio of rotator muscles were 0.94 on 75°/s and 0.95 on 150°/s for the right limb and respectively 0.96 and 0.93 for the left limb. Conclusion: Wheelchair users present internal/external rotators shoulder muscles imbalance and the covariations samples of time of injury and peak torque ratio external/internal shoulder rotators have a significant predictive value on total MIF. These results suggest that there is correlation between the studied patients and shoulder impairment.

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“…The implications of the propulsion of manual wheelchairs by the user also can be severe if the user does not improve the way on how he or she propels the wheelchair [4]. The study also shows that the manual wheelchair user suffers the long-term pain on musculoskeletal part of the body [5]. Even though there are many development plans to aid the manual wheelchair, the long-term injury still occurs [6].…”

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Speed estimation of the electric-powered wheelchair by proposing the state observer method based on experimental data

Sollehudin

Heerwan

2020

SN Appl. Sci.

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The percentage of people with disabilities (PWDs) kept increasing in each year, and the demanding usage of wheelchair is also increased. This leads to more innovation which will be focused on wheelchair such as electric-powered wheelchair (EPW) and autonomous wheelchair. The innovations of the wheelchair tend to aid the PWDs with their daily routines, and it seems more acceptable in the society. When the demand for EPW is increased, the numbers of accidents among the EPW might be increased. The objective of this study is to improve the safety system of EPW by estimating the velocity of EPW. From the velocity of EPW, the autonomous system can be embedded in the EPW in order to prevent the collision. The first phase of this study is to conduct the experiment to analyse the rotational speed of the tire during straight line and obstacle avoidance. Then, the simulation is developed to design the EPW and state observer for estimating the speed of EPW. In the modelling of EPW, the input is voltage and the output is the rotational speed of the tire. Then, the modelling is validated by comparing with the experimental results. The last phase of this study is to add the state observer in the modelling to estimate the speed of EPW. In the state observer, the experimental value from the rotational tire speed will be used as a reference and compared with the simulation. The error between the experimental and simulation value is known as estimation error, and the state observer will minimize the error to get the estimated data. By estimating the velocity of the EPW, the speed of the EPW during the cornering, obstacle avoidance and straight line could be known. The focus of this study is at first and second phases, which focus on experiments to measure the rotational speed of the tire and modelling the EPW. The results shows that the error between the experimental and simulation value is below 10%, and the modelling can be used for the state observer to estimate the speed of EPW.

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Association of musculoskeletal pain, fear-avoidance factors, and quality of life in active manual wheelchair users with SCI: A pilot study

Cited by 14 publications

References 52 publications

Staying active after rehab: Physical activity perspectives with a spinal cord injury beyond functional gains

Staying active after rehab: Physical activity perspectives with a spinal cord injury beyond functional gains

Comparison between the isokinetics parameters of shoulder joint and independence functional level in manual wheelchair users

Speed estimation of the electric-powered wheelchair by proposing the state observer method based on experimental data

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