Pain In SCI Patient Flashcards
When rehabbing painful shoulder in SCI patients, what muscles do you want to stretch and strengthen?
Stretch the anterior shoulder muscles and strengthen the posterior shoulder muscles
Gold standard for diagnosis of posttraumatic syringomyelia
MRI
Most common region of pain in SCI patients
The shoulder
Earliest physical exam sign of a posttraumatic syringomyelia
Ascending loss of DTRs
Most common presenting symptom of a posttraumatic syringomyelia
Aching or burning pain worse with coughing, sneezing, straining, that is worse when sitting
Most common timeframe for SCI patient to develop depression
Within first month post-injury
How much more common is suicide in SCI population compared to those without SCI
5x
What SCI patient population is CTS more common in?
Paraplegias
Suicide is most common in what SCI patient population?
Young paraplegics
Most common cause of progressive myelopathy after SCI
Posttraumatic syringomyelia
Why is CTS very common in SCI patients
Stress from WC propulsion and transfers
Only medication approved for indication of neuropathic pain in SCI patients
Pregabalin
