Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Aug 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialA randomized controlled trial of strapping to prevent post-stroke shoulder pain.
To determine whether strapping the shoulder in hemiplegic stroke patients: (1) prevents the development, or reduces the severity, of shoulder pain, (2) preserves range of movement in the shoulder, and (3) improves the functional outcomes for the arm and patient overall. ⋯ No significant benefit with shoulder strapping was demonstrated and reasons for this are discussed. Range of movement in the hemiplegic shoulder is lost very early and any preventive treatments need to begin within the first 1-2 days after a stroke.