ArticleNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2019
Efficacy of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block treatment in patients with painful hemiplegic shoulder.
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- Effectiveness of Suprascapular Nerve Block in the Treatment of Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Effectiveness of repeated ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve blocks in hemiplegic shoulder pain: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of platelet-rich plasma in the treatment of hemiplegic shoulder pain.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Trial
- 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
- Comparison of the efficacy of intramuscular botulinum toxin type-A injection into the pectoralis major and the teres major muscles and suprascapular nerve block for hemiplegic shoulder pain: a prospective, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Trial
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- Managing painful shoulder after neurological injury.Practical neurology · 2023Review
- The Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Subacromial-Subdeltoid Bursa Combined With Long Head of the Biceps Tendon Sheath Corticosteroid Injection for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- A systematic review of the methods and drugs used for performing suprascapular nerve block injections for the non-surgical management of chronic shoulder pain.British journal of pain · 2021Article
- Comparative Effectiveness of Injection Therapies for Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain in Stroke: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Patient tolerability of suprascapular and median nerve blocks for the management of pain in post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2021Article
- Artifacts in Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography: From Physics to Clinics.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound-guided suprascapular block treatment in patients with painful hemiplegic shoulder whose pain was not reduced after conservative treatment.
designThe patients were those whose hemiplegic shoulder pain was not reduced by standard conservative treatment prior to discharge. The study group (n = 21) included patients who had undergone an ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve block (SSNB). The control group (n = 21) were patients who had not undergone SSNB. Both groups undertook home exercise programs. All patients were evaluated at 1 week and 1 and 3 months after the discharge. Evaluations included shoulder range of motion (ROM), Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain, EQ-5D-3L for quality of life, the Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), and Brunnstrom staging.
resultsThe shoulder ROM significantly increased in the SSNB group at 1-3 months, when compared with the baseline value. The shoulder ROM significantly decreased (p ˂ 0.05) in the control group at 1-3 months, when compared with the baseline value. The pain VAS and EQ-5D-3L scores significantly decreased (p ˂ 0.05) after treatment in the follow-ups at 1 month in the SSNB group. The control group showed no change from the baseline scores (p ˃ 0.05). The MAS scores and Brunnstrom staging did not differ between the two groups.
conclusionThe ultrasound-guided SSNB is a safe and more effective treatment than conservative treatment for painful hemiplegic shoulder. Further studies are needed to compare ultrasound-guided and non-guided suprascapular blocks as treatments for hemiplegic shoulder pain.
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