Psychometric Properties Of Translated Arabic Version Of The Fremantle Shoulder Awareness Questionnaire In Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain

Psychometric Properties Of Translated Arabic Version Of The Fremantle Shoulder Awareness Questionnaire In Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain

Test the psychometric properties of translated arabic version of the Fremantle shoulder awareness questionnaire in patients with chronic shoulder pain

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with chronic shoulder pain was aged 18 or more years old .
• Shoulder pain lasting for more than three months which, after clinical evaluation, was positive in at least three of the following six clinical tests: (1) Hawkins impingement sign; (2) Neer's impingement sign; (3) painful arc sign; (4) Jobe's test; (5) Whipple's test; (6) shoulder pain elicited by resistance testing during shoulder abduction or external rotation.
• Being conscious and oriented.
• Able to read and write in Arabic.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of shoulder surgery or planned shoulder surgery.
• History of fracture, dislocation, or degenerative disease of the shoulder joint.
• Active shoulder range of motion <90 degrees of flexion or abduction or <0 degrees of external rotation.
• Cervical radiculopathy or examination that caused shoulder pain/reduced range of motion after repetitive neck movements.
• Other serious orthopedic problems.