What types of shoulder pain most commonly affect sleep quality? A scoping systematic review

Abstract

Introduction. Shoulder pain is a common symptom of multiple pathologies, which may impair sleep quality. Aim. To analyze the most common reasons for shoulder pain, which decreases sleep quality. Materials and methods. From September to December 2022, two independent researchers searched the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar according to PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines. Terms: “shoulder pain”; “sleep deprivation”; “sleep initiation maintenance disorders” and “sleep quality” were used. All English-language articles pertaining to the topic were included, regardless of the year of publication. Non-peer-reviewed publications and reviews were excluded from the search. Results. The initial search identified 1561 articles. After removing duplicates, 401 articles were screened by the title and abstract. 1124 articles were excluded because they did not fulfill the inclusion criteria. In the end, 78 articles were included in the review. Each of the included articles was sorted into one of the following groups: injuries and pathologies (34 articles), postoperative pain (16 articles), head and neck related pain (11 articles), rare conditions and diseases (7 articles), psychological factors (6 articles), or neoplasms (4 articles). Conclusions. Shoulder pain may have a highly diverse etiology. Proper diagnosis of its origin and problemspecific therapy may effectively increase sleep quality.