Background: Pain is such a feeling or suffering that affects the mind or body by a deeply felt or a noxious stimuli. Shoulder pain is quite common around the world. Shoulder pain affects males, females and people of all ages. Shoulder is the most easily injured and physically harmed joint in body.

Objective of the Study: The study aims to determine the frequency of shoulder pain among physical therapists of twin cities i.e. Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Methodology: Cross sectional survey of 200 physical therapists of both gender i.e. male and female was conducted having clinical experience of greater than or equal to at least one year. All physical therapists related to academic side were not included. The data was collected through a purposive sampling technique. A questionnaire was organized in a particular way to collect data. Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) used as an assessment tool and before that pilot study was done. Data was collected within 6 months through questionnaires filled by physical therapists from different rehabilitation centers and hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. I gave questionnaires to the physical therapists personally they filled it and returned me back. Data was analyzed on SPSS 21.

Results: In a sample size of 200 physical therapists, study shows that majority of therapists are male i.e. 60.5% and remaining are females i.e. 30.5%. Study shows that 16.5% of therapists work 6 hours per day, 81% of therapists work 8 hours per day, whereas 2.5% of therapists work 12 hours per day. The study shows that 39 % of therapists feel pain in right shoulder, 26% of therapists feel pain in left shoulder, and 7% of therapists feel pain in both shoulders, whereas 28% of therapists do not have pain in any of the shoulder. The study also shows that 38.5 % of therapists have referred pain whereas 61.5% of therapists do not have any referred pain.

Conclusion: It is concluded that majority of the physical therapists were male working 8 hours per day. Majority of therapists feel pain in flexion and most commonly in right shoulder because of its dominancy.

KEY WORDS:  SPADI, shoulder pain, physical therapist having pain.