المملكة: A research achievement at the Mecca Health Center reveals the relationship between motion phobia and shoulder pain
Department of Medical Rehabilitation achieved King Abdulaziz Hospital, one of the hospitals in the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Cluster, has achieved a qualitative research achievement that is considered the first of its kind at the level of medical rehabilitation departments in the region. It was represented in an advanced research study that addressed the relationship between kinesiophobia and shoulder pain in terms of pain intensity, functional limitations, and quality of life for patients.
The study aimed to (80) participants, and their results showed a close correlation between the indicators of kinesiophobia (TSK) and the Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). They also showed that a high level of kinesiophobia contributes to a decrease in quality of life and a decline in sensory perception of the joint, which makes this factor influential in evaluating and directing treatment and rehabilitation plans for patients who suffer from Shoulder pain.
Improving therapeutic results
The Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Cluster explained that this research achievement reflects the cluster’s support for applied research in its hospitals, and confirms its commitment to strengthening therapeutic practices based on scientific evidence, which contributes to raising the quality of care and improving the therapeutic results provided to patients.
This achievement comes as an extension of the efforts of the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Cluster to enable scientific research and medical innovation, and to support the Ministry of Health’s objectives in education, training, and professional development, in a way that enhances the Kingdom’s position in the fields of research and health excellence, and consolidates the Cluster’s presence as a pioneering center that contributes to developing the quality of life and health care, in commitment to the message of “Man First.”
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