Effect of Nerve Mobilization on Shoulder Pain in Hemiplegic Patients after Stroke
LI Wei
LI Dan
XU Li-jun
LIN Yu
LI Wen-lan
ZHANG Rong
Abstract：Objective To observe the effect of nerve mobilization on shoulder pain in hemiplegic patients after stroke. Methods 50 pa-tients with hemiplegic shoulder pain after stroke were randomly divided into control group (n=25) and observation group (n=25). Both groups were given conventional rehabilitation training, and the observation group received nerve mobilization additionally. Number Ana-logue Scale (NAS), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) and modified Barthel Index (MBI) were used to evaluate the shoulder pain, the the up-per limb motor function and activities of daily living (ADL) before and 4 weeks after treatment. Results The score of NAS decreased in both groups after treatment (P<0.001), and was lower in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.01). The score of FMA and MBI increased in both groups after treatment (P<0.001), and was higher in the observation group than in the control group (P<0.05). Con-clusion Nerve mobilization could further relieve the shoulder pain and improve the motor function of upper limb and ADL in patients with hemiplegia after stroke.
Keywords：strokehemiplegiashoulder painnerve mobilizationupper limb motor functionactivities of daily living
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 1197-1201 )