Are paraplegic wheelchair users vulnerable to overuse syndromes?
The shoulder joint was the most commonly affected area in terms of pain, sonographic findings, and overuse syndrome. Prolonged daily wheelchair use, thoracic-level lesions, and lower SF-36 pain subscale scores might be determinants of the development of upper extremity overuse syndromes in paraplegic wheelchair users.
Authors
- İlkay Karabay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7723-5009)
- Kutay Tezel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9106-1973)
- Eda Gürçay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0118-6527)
- Esra Ülgen Kiratlioğlu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8606-0041)
- Hüseyin Kayadibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-4517)
- Mitat Cebeci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4603-7867)
Institutions
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- Eskişehir Osmangazi University (TR)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
- Gazi University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.6045
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Cord Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00