A randomized controlled trial of a modified wheelchair arm-support to reduce shoulder pain in stroke patients.

CONCLUSION: Using the modified wheelchair arm-support could lead to the mitigation of hemiplegic shoulder pain and reduction in pain incidence in stroke patients. It may also improve the patients' quality of life.
PMID: 28629270 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Rehabilitation - June 1, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Pan R, Zhou M, Cai H, Guo Y, Zhan L, Li M, Yang Z, Zhu L, Zhan J, Chen H Tags: Clin Rehabil Source Type: research