Characteristics of shoulder pain and its associated Functional limitation for patient with spinal cord injury at centre for the rehabilitation of paralysed (CRP).

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to explore the characteristics of shoulder pain and associated functional limitations among paraplegia and tetraplegia patients attended at CRP. Objectives: To find out the characteristics of shoulder pain and its associated functional limitations in patient with spinal cord injury.. Methodology: A cross sectional research design was carried out in this study. This study was chosen to conduct 60 participants who were admitted in CRP hospital. Face to face interview was used in this research. The data was collected by use a body discomfort assessment tool that consists of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), Functional impairment measurement (FIM) scale and a Questionnaire. Data was collected by standardized questionnaire and confidentiality of information and voluntarily participation were ensured by the researcher. Data were numerically coded and captured in Microsoft Excel 13, using an SPSS 20.0 version program. Results: The finding of the study provides a baseline of information about characteristics of Shoulder pain and its associated functional limitation among all type of SCI patients. The result of this study shows that, there is no association between various age and functional limitation. The severity of pain among the cases includes mild pain, moderate pain and severe pain depend on NRS. Also there was not founded any association between pain intensity and functional limitation during rest as well as during movement. Conclusion: From the result of the study it was found that there is no association between pain intensity and functional limitation. Significances may be not explored due to time limitation. So, further study with more number of patient and time may provide association between severity of pain and functional limitation of SCI patient. Key words: Characteristics of pain, Functional limitation, Association, Spinal cord injury.