Abstract:
Purpose: To find out the prevalence of common musculoskeletal disorders among
paraplegic wheelchair users. Objectives:The study was conductedto demonstrate
the socio-demography among the paraplegic wheelchair users, to find out the
problems while using manual wheelchair, to establish different body parts involved
with musculoskeletal disorders, to define secondary mobility related complication
after SCI, to bring out perception about user friendly wheelchair among
participants. About 50 patients were selected through simple random sampling
technique from inpatient of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) unit, Department of
Physiotherapy, Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP), Savar,Dhaka,
Bangladesh. The data were collected by using a questionnaire and were analyzed
by descriptive statistics through using SPSS software version 20.0. Results: 50
patients were included as sample. Among them most of the participants were
young aged range from 16-20 years and male are predominantly higher than
female. Majority of the patients were from rural areas having poor educational
status. Among them, about 86% shoulder pain, wrist pain 16%, back pain 54%,
36% felt discomfort during the time of propelling the wheelchair. Conclusion: The
results of this study provided about the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in
a group of patients with paraplegic wheelchair users. More research is needed to
evaluate the rehabilitation program for these patients.
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
