OBJECTIVE To investigate the correlation between hemiplegic shoulder pain factors during the acute and chronic stages of stroke recovery. DESIGN A prospective longitudinal study. SUBJECTS Seventy-six stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulders. METHODS Hemiplegic shoulder pain and clinical, physical, and sonography results were recorded at admission and during both acute (before discharge) ...

The purpose of this review is to scrutinize the physiology of neck-shoulder pain and trapezius myalgia based on the most recent scientific literature. Therefore, systematic literature searches have been conducted. Occurrence of neck-shoulder pain, risk factors for development of neck-shoulder pain, and its work-relatedness are addressed. Furthermore, the latest information on the biochemical mi...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess whether the risk factors for severe shoulder pain, especially exposure to arm elevation, were still relevant after a 12-year follow-up, even following retirement. METHODS All men participating in the ARPEGE ancillary study of the GAZEL cohort (followed-up since 1989) and who answered the 1994 or 1995 general GAZEL self-administered question...

Generalized shoulder pain is a common problem that is difficult to treat and frequently recurrent. The asymptomatic cervical spine must be ruled out as a cause of any shoulder pain, as it can have a similar presentation to an isolated shoulder disorder. Previous studies have shown that lateral cervical glide mobilizations to the asymptomatic cervical spine at C5/6 can affect peripheral pain, bu...

QUESTION What factors at admission are associated with shoulder pain during stroke rehabilitation? DESIGN Retrospective audit of medical histories and logistic regression. PARTICIPANTS 94 people with primary diagnosis of stroke attending inpatient rehabilitation. OUTCOME MEASURES Predictors were a battery of impairments, stroke-related factors, and patient characteristics. The outcome of ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationship between sociodemographic, individual and work place factors, and neck pain alone, shoulder pain alone, and neck and shoulder pain among nurses working across three public hospitals in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS Information on participant demographics, somatisation tendency, health beliefs, mental and physical health status, workplace physical and ...

INTRODUCTION The hemiplegic shoulder pain is common after a stroke. Its appearance brings pain and limits daily living activities as well as participation in specific Neuro-rehabilitation programs. All this leads to a worse functional outcome. Good management of patients can reduce both the frequency and intensity of shoulder pain, improving functional outcome. DEVELOPMENT We conducted a lite...

Background: There are some challenges about the role of work- related stress on development of musculoskeletal complaints. The present prospective study was conducted on nurses of Milad hospital in Tehran (Iran) to assess the role of work- related stress on development of neck and shoulder pain among nurses.   Methods: From the 1,900 nurses who completed the registry forms, 1,450 nurses...