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Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)
Summary
What it measures:
The Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI) is a self-report measure developed to assess the patient’s perception of shoulder pain and disability during daily activities.
Target Population:
This summary contains information on the use of this test in patients with the following conditions:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (Christie, Dagfinrud, Garratt, Osnes, & Hagen, 2011)
- Adhesive capsulitis (Tveitå, Ekeberg, Juel, & Bautz-Holter, 2008; Staples, Forbes, Green, & Buchbinder, 2009)
- Rotator cuff disease (Ekeberg et al., 2008)
- Shoulder impingement (Engebretsen, Grotle,Bautz-Holter, Ekeberg, & Brox, 2010)
- Shoulder pain (Hill, Lester, Taylor, Shanahan, & Gill, 2011)
- Neurogenic or undetermined origin (Roach, Budiman‐Mak, Songsiridej, & Lertratanakul, 1991)
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Date: August 30, 2017
Contact: practice@apta.org
Content Type: Test & Measure
Anne Reicherter, PT, DPT, PhD, Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
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