SHOULDER & ELBOW
Subacromial Corticosteroid Injection effective for patients with Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain
Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Jun;93(6):949-56. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.02.002. Epub 2012 Apr 558 poststroke Hemiplegic Shoulder Pain (HSP) patients with rotator cuff disorder (N=58) were randomized into two groups: the treatment group receiving subacromial corticosteroid injection and a placebo group receiving a lidocaine injection. Over the duration of 8 weeks, the treatment group showed improvements in pain, range of motion, and Shoulder Disability Questionnaire in HSP patients compared to the placebo.
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