Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI)

Clinical intent

The shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) [1] is a self-report questionnaire developed to measure the pain and disability associated with shoulder pathology. The SPADI consists of two dimensions. The pain dimension consists of five questions regarding severity of an individual's pain. Functional activities are assessed with eight questions designed to measure the degree of difficulty an individual has with various activities of daily living that require upper-extremity use. The SPADI was originally published as a VAS scale, and subsequently validated as numeric scale of 0–10 [2].

Clinical interpretation

The total score ranges from 0 (best) to 100 (worst).

References

[1] Roach KE, Budiman-Mak E, Songsiridej N, Lertratanakul Y. Development of a shoulder pain and disability index. Arthritis Care Res. 1991;4(4):143-149.
[2] Williams JW Jr, Holleman DR Jr, Simel DL. Measuring shoulder function with the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index. J Rheumatol. 1995;22(4):727-732.