11 July 2022 : Clinical Research
Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration (SIRVA) in 16 Patients Following COVID-19 Vaccination Who Presented to Chiropractic, Orthopedic, and Physiotherapy Clinics in Hong Kong During 2021
Eric Chun-Pu Chu1ABCDEFG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937430
Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937430
Table 1 Cases of shoulder injury related to Coronavirus 2019 vaccine administration.
| Patient | Sex | Age | Laterality | Dose | Vaccine type | Onset after vaccination (days) | Diagnosis | Treatment | Pain severity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 3-months | |||||||||
| 1 | F | 42 | L | 2 | P | 0 | Capsulitis | MT | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | F | 50 | L | 2 | P | 7 | Capsulitis | Rx+EX | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | F | 62 | L | 3 | P | 1 | Capsulitis | EX | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | F | 70 | L | 3 | P | 7 | Capsulitis | MT | 7 | 2 |
| 5 | F | 62 | L | 3 | S | 4 | Bursitis | MT | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | F | 51 | R | 3 | S | 1 | Supraspinatus tear | EX | 8 | 3 |
| 7 | M | 40 | L | 3 | P | 3 | Supraspinatus tear | EX | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | F | 65 | L | 2 | P | 7 | Supraspinatus tear | MT | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | F | 42 | L | 2 | S | 0 | Bursitis | MT | 8 | 3 |
| 10 | M | 43 | R | 3 | S | 1 | Bursitis | MT | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | M | 41 | L | 3 | P | 2 | Capsulitis | EX | 8 | 4 |
| 12 | F | 40 | L | 2 | P | 3 | Capsulitis | EX | 9 | 3 |
| 13 | M | 52 | R | 3 | P | 5 | Capsulitis | MT | 7 | 2 |
| 14 | F | 40 | L | 2 | P | 3 | Capsulitis | MT | 7 | 1 |
| 15 | F | 41 | L | 2 | P | 7 | Capsulitis | Rx+EX | 8 | 3 |
| 16 | F | 43 | L | 2 | P | 5 | Capsulitis | Rx+MT | 9 | 0 |
| EX – exercise therapy; F – female; L – left; M – male; MT – manual therapy; P – Pfizer-BioNTech; Rx – prescription medication; R – right; S – Sinovac-CoronaVac. | ||||||||||






