Publications

Authors:

Picelli, Alessandro; Lobba, Davide; Vendramin, Patrizia; Castellano, Giuseppe; Chemello, Elena; Schweiger, Vittorio; Martini, Alvise; Parolini, Massimo; Gandolfi, Marialuisa; Polati, Enrico; Smania, Nicola

Title:

A retrospective case series of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment for hemiplegic shoulder pain in patients with chronic stroke

Year:

2018

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH

ISSN of journal:

1178-7090

N° Volume:

11

Page numbers:

1115-1120

Keyword:

chronic pain; pain management; rehabilitation

Short description of contents:

Purpose: Hemiplegic 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 methods: Six 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. Results: As compared with baseline, improvement was observed in the following parameters: VAS for pain (at 4 weeks, P=0.023; at 16 weeks, P=0.023); shoulder PROM for abduction (at 4 weeks, P=0.023; at 16 weeks, P=0.024), flexion (at 4 and 16 weeks, P=0.024), extension (at 4 and 16 weeks, P=0.02), and external rotation (4 and 16 weeks, P=0.02); DAS for hygiene (at 4 and 16 weeks, P=0.024), dressing (at 4 weeks, P=0.02; at 16 weeks, P=0.024), and pain (at 4 weeks, P=0.024; at 16 weeks, P=0.023); and EuroQol-5D (at 4 and 16 weeks, P=0.024). Conclusion: Our observations support the use of ultrasound-guided SSN PRF treatment for HSP in chronic stroke patients.

Web page:

https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S160622

Product ID:

103570

Handle IRIS:

11562/983143

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Picelli, Alessandro; Lobba, Davide; Vendramin, Patrizia; Castellano, Giuseppe; Chemello, Elena; Schweiger, Vittorio; Martini, Alvise; Parolini, Massimo; Gandolfi, Marialuisa; Polati, Enrico; Smania, Nicola, A retrospective case series of ultrasound-guided suprascapular nerve pulsed radiofrequency treatment for hemiplegic shoulder pain in patients with chronic stroke «JOURNAL OF PAIN RESEARCH» , vol. 11 , 2018 , pp. 1115-1120

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