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A comparison of suprascapular nerve block vs intraarticular steroid injection in improvement of hemiplegic shoulder pain
Author(s)
Musab Bin Noor Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Aamir Waheed Butt Combined Military Hospital Lahore/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan
Waseem Iqbal Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan
Maimuna Rashid Combined Military Hospital Peshawar/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Pakistan
Abstract
Objective: To compare the mean improvement in pain on Visual Analogue Scale by Suprascapular nerve block and Intraarticular steroid injection in patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Interventional Pain Management Center, Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine Rawalpindi, from Oct 2017 to Apr 2018. Methodology: A total of 60 patients with stroke and shoulder pain on hemiplegic side for at least 2 weeks were included, randomized by lottery into two groups; Group A receiving Suprascapular Nerve block with 5ml of 1% Lignocaine with Group B receiving Intra-articular 40mg Triamcinolone Acetonide plus 1ml of 1% Lignocaine injections. Mean change in pain scores on Visual Analogue Scale was calculated between score at baseline and at 4 weeks post-intervention. Results: Out of a total of 60 subjects, 34 (56.67%) were males and 26 (43.33%) were females. Mean duration of stroke was 7.50 ± 2.66 months. Mean pain change in group A (Suprascapular Nerve block) was 3.83 ± 1.12 cm while in group B (intra-articular steroid injection) was 2.17 ± 0.99 cm (p-value <0.001). Conclusion: Suprascapular Nerve block offered better improvement in hemiplegic shoulder pain on Visual Analogue Scale at 4 weeks as compared to intraarticular steroid injection.
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Page(s) 1971-1975
DOI 10.51253/pafmj.v6i6.3589
Published Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Volume: 71, Issue: 6, Year: 2021
Keywords
Pain management Hemiplegic shoulder pain Intraarticular steroid injection Suprascapular nerve block
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