Efficacy Of Platelet Rich Plasma In The Treatment Of Hemiplegıc Shoulder Pain

Efficacy Of Platelet Rich Plasma In The Treatment Of Hemiplegıc Shoulder Pain

In this study assessing whether platelet rich plasma injections(PRP) are effective in the management hemiplegic shoulder pain, 55 patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain was recruited to this randomized controlled study. Patients were randomized into two groups, first getting PRP injections, and other group taking sham injections.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Inclusion criteria were being an adult stroke patient with more than two weeks of shoulder pain and restriction, and not having a history of stroke before the recent incident.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with aphasia, severe cognitive or psychiatric disorders, history of trauma, recent injection (<3 months) or surgery on the affected joint, complex regional pain syndrome, infections, pregnancy, thrombocytopenia(<150000 per microliter) or coagulation disorders or severe spasticity of the affected limb(Modified Ashworth Scale >3) were excluded from the study