Wise Young
09-27-2001, 10:05 AM
Alternative Therapies In The Treatment Of Wheelchair User's Shoulder Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
Principal Investigator: Trevor Dyson-Hudson, M.D.
Institution: Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research & Education Corporation, West Orange NJ
Website: www.kmrrec.org (http://www.kmrrec.org)
Funding source: NIH, U24HD32994
Status:
Last updtaed: 05/17/00
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture and Trager psychophysical integration in treating chronic shoulder pain and its associated functional impairment in individuals with spinal cord injury using manual wheelchairs.
Methods: A randomized self-controlled design was used in which subjects were measured for 5 weeks, then given treatments for 7 1/2 weeks, then observed for a 5-weeks follow-up period. The Wheelchair User's Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI) were used to detect and monitor shoulder pain and functioning in each treatment group, and to note any changes in pain and function during and after treatment. In addition, assessments of functioning, range of movement and strength in the shoulder were measured.
Results: Preliminary analyses indicate that both Trager and acupuncture were effective at reducing shoulder pain, and that the effect remained for at least 4 weeks post-treatment. Further analyses and final report will be completed in 2000.
Conclusion Two different bodywork techniques, Trager and acupuncture, may be useful adjuncts to standard pain treatments in shoulder pain in spinal cord injured individuals.
Principal Investigator: Trevor Dyson-Hudson, M.D.
Institution: Kessler Medical Rehabilitation Research & Education Corporation, West Orange NJ
Website: www.kmrrec.org (http://www.kmrrec.org)
Funding source: NIH, U24HD32994
Status:
Last updtaed: 05/17/00
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture and Trager psychophysical integration in treating chronic shoulder pain and its associated functional impairment in individuals with spinal cord injury using manual wheelchairs.
Methods: A randomized self-controlled design was used in which subjects were measured for 5 weeks, then given treatments for 7 1/2 weeks, then observed for a 5-weeks follow-up period. The Wheelchair User's Shoulder Pain Index (WUSPI) were used to detect and monitor shoulder pain and functioning in each treatment group, and to note any changes in pain and function during and after treatment. In addition, assessments of functioning, range of movement and strength in the shoulder were measured.
Results: Preliminary analyses indicate that both Trager and acupuncture were effective at reducing shoulder pain, and that the effect remained for at least 4 weeks post-treatment. Further analyses and final report will be completed in 2000.
Conclusion Two different bodywork techniques, Trager and acupuncture, may be useful adjuncts to standard pain treatments in shoulder pain in spinal cord injured individuals.