Suprascapular Nerve Block in Patients Rehabilitated After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

The Effect of Suprascapular Nerve Block in Patients Rehabilitated After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Randomized Controlled Study

Suprascapular nerve block is an injection method that has been shown to be effective in shoulder rehabilitation in diseases such as adhesive capsulitis and stroke .. Applying the block under USG guidance instead of blinding increases the effectiveness and reduces complications.

Suprascapular nerve block is an injection method that has been shown to be effective in shoulder rehabilitation in diseases such as adhesive capsulitis and stroke .Applying the block under USG guidance instead of blinding increases the effectiveness and reduces complications There are many studies in the literature on suprascapular, axillary, and interscalene nerve blocks in early pain management after shoulder arthroplasty. All of these focus on pain in the perioperative or early postoperative period. There is a study on USG-guided suprascapular nerve block. In this study, unlike the studies in the literature, it was aimed to show the effectiveness of USG-guided suprascapular nerve block in the subacute rehabilitation process of patients.

Inclusion Criteria:

-Having undergone arthroscopic rotator cuff repair surgery within the last week

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of previous surgery on the same shoulder
• History of systemic inflammatory rheumatological disease
• Neurological diseases with muscle weakness in the upper extremity (MS, ALS, Muscular -Dystrophy)
• History of malignancy, pregnancy, breastfeeding
• Use of steroids or immunosuppressive drugs
• History of allergic reactions to local analgesics
• Fibromyalgia syndrome
• Chronic painful conditions that require opioid use
• Presence of known psychiatric disease
• Cognitive impairment (Mini Mental Test Score <23)