Treating patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain

• Published in: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 150 - 160
• Main Authors: Snels, Ingrid A K, Dekker, Jos H M, van der Lee, Johanna H, Lankhorst, Gustaaf J, Beckerman, Heleen, Bouter, Lex M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-02-2002
• Subjects: Biofeedback, Psychology - methods; Combined Modality Therapy; Cryotherapy - methods; Electric Stimulation Therapy - methods; Exercise Therapy - methods; Female; Hemiplegia - etiology; Hemiplegia - rehabilitation; Humans; Injections, Intra-Articular; Male; Pain Measurement; Prognosis; Range of Motion, Articular - physiology; Shoulder Pain - etiology; Shoulder Pain - rehabilitation; Stroke - complications; Treatment Outcome; Triamcinolone - administration & dosage
• ISSN: 0894-9115
• DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200202000-00013

Studies on the efficacy of available methods of treatment for hemiplegic shoulder pain are reviewed in an attempt to identify the most effective treatment for this problem. Because of the poor quality of the 14 selected studies, no definite conclusion can be drawn about the most effective method of treatment. However, functional electrical stimulation and intra-articular triamcinolone acetonide injections seem to be the most promising treatment options.