Shoulder Pain Among Patients With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: A Case Series.

CONCLUSION AND RELEVANCE: The results provide strong evidence that both VAS pain score and shoulder ROM noticeably improve after mobilization treatment.
WHAT THIS ARTICLE ADDS: Occupational therapists can effectively promote shoulder care techniques such as scapular mobilization to both patients and care providers to reduce pain and improve quality of life for patients with ALS.
PMID: 31484034 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy - August 31, 2019 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Gicalone AR, Heckman MG, Otto E, McVeigh KH Tags: Am J Occup Ther Source Type: research