Correlation of Musculoskeletal Pain with Quality of Life in Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy

Vyas N, Engineer P M and Diwan S

Published on: 2019-09-10

Abstract

Pain is the “personal, sensory, emotional and contextual nature” of pain, relying on one’s ability to communicate this experience by 18 months of age. Pain is a recognized issue or secondary impairment in persons with cerebral palsy starting in childhood, persisting throughout adolescence and into adulthood. In CP, muscle overuse, strain caused by involuntary movements, immobilization, and atypical joint compression from the imbalance of muscle activation across joints are all recognized as potential etiological factors of nociceptive pain. Musculoskeletal pain has an impact on general activity, sleep, and walking. CP patient have difficulty in performing his/her daily activity because of musculoskeletal pain and that may reduce the quality of activity.