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Distress and concern over the development of painful frozen shoulders in several tetraplegie patients prompted a change in posturing at the Royal Perth (Rehabilitation) Hospital, Spinal Unit, Perth, Western Australia that has resulted in elimination of this complication. The method of positioning the arms in the supine and side lying positions is described and the application of the method in four of 15 patients is presented.
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Scott, J., Donovan, W. The prevention of shoulder pain and contracture in the acute tetraplegia patient. Spinal Cord 19, 313–319 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1981.59
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