Which treatment approach is better for hemiplegic shoulder pain in stroke patients: Intra-articular steroid or suprascapular nerve block? A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-68

  Yasar, Evren ^a   Vural, Dilek ^a   Safaz, Ismail ^a   Balaban, Birol ^a   Yilmaz, Bilge ^a   Goktepe, Ahmet Salim ^a   Alaca, Ridvan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; STROKE;

FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE BLOCK; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN; STEROIDS; STROKE;

EID: 78650436373     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510380827     Document Type: Article

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