Primarily evaluating treatment results for shoulder pain in stroke-related hemiplegia patients
- Author:
Lien Thi Kim Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
shoulder pain;
hemiplegia
- MeSH:
shoulder pain;
hemiplegia
- From:Journal of Medical Research
2008;54(2):68-72
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Background: Shoulder pain is a common secondary complication of hemiplegia patients after stroke. To treat and rehabilitate shoulder pain is not only helpful to the recovery of movements for the arms, hands and keeping balance, but also to relieve the pain for patients. Objectives: (1) To determine the prevalence, risk factors of shoulder pain of hemiplegia patients after a stroke; and (2) To assess the treatment results of shoulder pain in hemiplegia patients after a stroke. Subjects: 110 stroke-related hemiplegia patients with the mean age of 60.2 years, treated at the Rehabilitation Department, Bach Mai Hospital from March to November 2007. Method: Descriptive, prospective, interventional study. Data was analyzed by Epi-Info software, version 6.13. Results and conclusion: The prevalence of shoulder pain was 47.27%.Risk factors of shoulder pain were the level of arm movement (r= - 0.75) and duration of disease (r= 0.53). After 1 month of treatment and rehabilitation, compare with the self-exercise group. The level of arm movement and shoulder pain of the intervention group were significantly improved.
