Jennifer A Soo Hoo1, Hyungtaek Kim2, Julia Fram3,4, Yen-Sheng Lin2,5, Christopher Page6, Imaani Easthausen7, Prakash Jayabalan3,4. 1. Division of Rehabilitation Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine/NYP, New York, New York, USA. 2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. 3. Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 4. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. 5. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. 6. University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. 7. Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal concerns in manual wheelchair users including among athletes. However, there is a paucity of research characterizing both shoulder pain and shoulder pathology in this population. OBJECTIVE: To characterize and compare the prevalence of current shoulder pain and ultrasound metrics of shoulder pathology between wheelchair athletes, nonathletic wheelchair users, and nonwheelchair users. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Chicago-area adaptive sport teams/programs and musculoskeletal clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-four wheelchair athletes, six nonathletic wheelchair users, and 12 nonwheelchair users. METHODS: Self-reported shoulder pain was assessed by questionnaire and Wheelchair User Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI). Shoulder physiology and pathology were assessed by physical and ultrasound evaluation of both shoulders by a sports medicine physician. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Questionnaire outcomes: Prevalence of current shoulder pain, total WUSPI score. Physical examination outcomes: total Physical Examination of Shoulder Scale (PESS) score. Sonographic outcomes: Acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and presence of shoulder pathology. RESULTS: The majority of wheelchair athletes (68%) and nonathletic wheelchair users (67%) experienced shoulder pain since using a manual wheelchair. Wheelchair basketball players had a mean WUPSI score of 17.2 (SD = 21.8), and athletes participating in handcycling, sled hockey, and quad rugby had mean scores of 4.91 (SD = 8.32), 7.76 (SD = 13.1), and 4.29 (SD = 7.75), respectively. Shoulder pathology was observed in 14 of 31 (45%) wheelchair athletes and 4 of 6 (67%) nonathletic wheelchair users (p = .41). CONCLUSIONS: Although wheelchair use is a risk factor for shoulder pain, participation in amateur wheelchair sports may not be associated with increased risk of shoulder pain. It is possible that overhead sports such as wheelchair basketball may define a unique high-risk group. Further study is needed to examine this relationship and to determine whether there are differences between specific wheelchair sports.
BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal concerns in manual wheelchair users including among athletes. However, there is a paucity of research characterizing both shoulder pain and shoulder pathology in this population. OBJECTIVE: To characterize and compare the prevalence of current shoulder pain and ultrasound metrics of shoulder pathology between wheelchair athletes, nonathletic wheelchair users, and nonwheelchair users. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Chicago-area adaptive sport teams/programs and musculoskeletal clinics. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-four wheelchair athletes, six nonathletic wheelchair users, and 12 nonwheelchair users. METHODS: Self-reported shoulder pain was assessed by questionnaire and Wheelchair User Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI). Shoulder physiology and pathology were assessed by physical and ultrasound evaluation of both shoulders by a sports medicine physician. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Questionnaire outcomes: Prevalence of current shoulder pain, total WUSPI score. Physical examination outcomes: total Physical Examination of Shoulder Scale (PESS) score. Sonographic outcomes: Acromiohumeral distance (AHD) and presence of shoulder pathology. RESULTS: The majority of wheelchair athletes (68%) and nonathletic wheelchair users (67%) experienced shoulder pain since using a manual wheelchair. Wheelchair basketball players had a mean WUPSI score of 17.2 (SD = 21.8), and athletes participating in handcycling, sled hockey, and quad rugby had mean scores of 4.91 (SD = 8.32), 7.76 (SD = 13.1), and 4.29 (SD = 7.75), respectively. Shoulder pathology was observed in 14 of 31 (45%) wheelchair athletes and 4 of 6 (67%) nonathletic wheelchair users (p = .41). CONCLUSIONS: Although wheelchair use is a risk factor for shoulder pain, participation in amateur wheelchair sports may not be associated with increased risk of shoulder pain. It is possible that overhead sports such as wheelchair basketball may define a unique high-risk group. Further study is needed to examine this relationship and to determine whether there are differences between specific wheelchair sports.
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