Patient tolerability of suprascapular and median nerve blocks for the management of pain in post-stroke shoulder-hand syndrome.
Marc MonsourRosendo A RodriguezAdnan SheikhT Mark CampbellPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)
Suprascapular and median nerve blocks are safe and well-tolerated procedures for acute pain control in post-stroke SHS. Further studies should address the benefit of these procedures on overall pain reduction, functional recovery, and quality of life in SHS patients.