BACKGROUND Residual impairments and gait deviations post-stroke may lead to secondary musculoskeletal complications such as arthritis. This study explored the prevalence of arthritis and associated functional limitations in community-dwelling Canadians with and without stroke. METHODS Secondary analysis of the Canadian Community Health Survey; a population-based, cross-sectional survey conduc...

PURPOSE To determine if an oral, tapered methylprednisolone regimen is superior to other commonly used pharmacologic interventions for the treatment of central post-stroke pain (CPSP). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, the charts of 146 stroke patients admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation were retrospectively reviewed. Patients diagnosed with CPSP underwent further chart review to ass...

Emerging evidence from animal models of neuropathic pain suggests that many pathophysiologic and biochemical changes occur in the peripheral and central nervous system. Similarities between the pathophysiologic phenomena observed in some epilepsy models and in neuropathic pain models justify the use of anticonvulsants in the symptomatic management of neuropathic pain. Positive results from labo...

introduction: tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgeries in the world and the most common problem is post-tonsillectomy pain and bleeding. the relief of postoperative pain helps increase early food intake and prevent secondary dehydration. one method for relieving pain is peritonsillar injection of epinephrine along with an anesthetic, which has been shown to produce variable results in ...

OBJECTIVES The use of medication plays an important role in secondary stroke prevention and treatment of post-stroke comorbidities. The Collaborative Evaluation of Rehabilitation in Stroke across Europe (CERISE) was set up to investigate the inpatient stroke rehabilitation process in four centres, each in a different European country: Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom and Switzerland. PATIENTS...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine if aromatherapy acupressure, compared to acupressure alone, was effective in reducing hemiplegic shoulder pain and improving motor power in stroke patients. DESIGN This work was a randomized, controlled trial. SUBJECTS Thirty (30) stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain participated in this study. INTERVENTION Subjects were randomly ...