ArticleJournal of pain research2018
A retrospective case series of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment for hemiplegic shoulder pain in patients with chronic stroke.
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- Effectiveness of repeated ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve blocks in hemiplegic shoulder pain: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2026Trial
- Combining Pulsed Radiofrequency With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Manage Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain and Somatosensory Nerve Transmissions.Pain research & management · 2026Trial
- Suprascapular nerve block in hemiplegic shoulder pain: comparison of the effectiveness of placebo, local anesthetic, and corticosteroid injections-a randomized controlled study.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Trial
- Pulsed Radiofrequency for Post-Stroke Complications: From Neuromodulation to Functional Recovery.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2026Review
- Retrospective Cohort Study on the Incidence and Management of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain in Stroke Inpatients.Cureus · 2024Article
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- Pulsed Radiofrequency Neuromodulation for Post-Stroke Shoulder Pain in Patients with Hemorrhagic Stroke.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2024Article
- A Novel Approach to New-Onset Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain With Decreased Range of Motion Using Targeted Diagnostic Nerve Blocks: The ViVe Algorithm.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeHemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) is the most common pain condition after stroke. Pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) treatment of the suprascapular nerve (SSN) effectively relieves shoulder pain conditions. To date, there is no study about the effects of PRF treatment for HSP. Thus, our aim was to report on a case series about its use in chronic stroke. PATIENTS AND
methodsSix chronic stroke patients with HSP (visual analog scale [VAS] score for pain ≥30 mm) underwent ultrasound-guided SSN PRF treatment. All were evaluated before treatment and at 4 and 16 weeks of follow-up. The main outcome was VAS score. Secondary outcomes were Modified Ashworth Scale, shoulder passive range of motion (PROM), Disability Assessment Scale (DAS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment, and EuroQol-5 dimension questionnaire (EuroQol-5D) scores.
resultsAs compared with baseline, improvement was observed in the following parameters: VAS for pain (at 4 weeks,
conclusionOur observations support the use of ultrasound-guided SSN PRF treatment for HSP in chronic stroke patients.
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