Guide: Shoulder and Upper Extremity Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Finding information about strengths and weaknesses of Shoulder and Upper Extremity PRO Measures requires a lot of bouncing around the internet. Nothing seems to be all in one place … until now!

In this comprehensive guide we cover seven of the most popular PROMs for Shoulder and Upper Extremity:  ASES Shoulder Score, DASH Score, Oxford Shoulder Score, PENN Shoulder Score, SPADI Shoulder Score, UCLA Shoulder Score, and the Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index (WOSI).

In this guide you’ll take away:

• A brief overview of each measure;
• Unbiased strengths and weaknesses for each Shoulder/Upper Extremity PROM; and
• Licensing information for each measure.

Read this guide if you are:

• Researching PROMs and want to understand the difference between each measure;
• Not sure where to start;
• Deciding between a couple measures & looking for reasons to use one over another;
• Just curious about what measures are available.