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Clinical and sonographic risk factors for hemiplegic shoulder pain: A longitudinal observational study

2014; Foundation for Rehabilitation Information; Volume: 46; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2340/16501977-1238

1651-2081

Yeo Hyung Kim, Se Hee Jung, ES Yang, Nam‐Jong Paik,

Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery

To identify baseline risk factors associated with hemiplegic shoulder pain during the first 6 months after a stroke and to investigate changes in these risk factors over time.Longitudinal observational study.A total of 94 patients with first-ever unilateral stroke lesion within 1 month after stroke.Clinical, radiological and sonographic evaluations were performed at baseline. Hemiplegic shoulder pain was assessed at 1, 3 and 6 months post-stroke. Associations between baseline factors and hemiplegic shoulder pain during the first 6 months and hemiplegic shoulder pain at 1, 3 and 6 months poststroke were analysed.Poor arm motor function, indicated by a poor National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale item 5 score (odds ratio (OR) = 3.0; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.1-7.7) and the presence of supraspinatus tendon pathology (OR = 4.2; 95% CI = 1.4-12.9), were associated with hemiplegic shoulder pain. While patients with adhesive capsulitis, glenohumeral subluxation, or long head of biceps tendon effusion showed a higher prevalence of hemiplegic shoulder pain at 1 month after stroke, those with supraspinatus tendon pathology showed a higher prevalence at 3 and 6 months.Patients at high risk of hemiplegic shoulder pain with severe arm paralysis and supraspinatus tendon pathology require more careful attention during the rehabilitation period.