Conclusion: The study showed a significant
occurrence of shoulder subluxation in stoke
patients and also a positive co-relation between
shoulder pain and subluxation. (Rawal Med J
202;45:74-76).
Results: Out of 101 participants, 61(60.4%) were
males 40(39.6%) females. Mean age was 56.62
years. Ritchie articular index showed that
28(27.7%) participants had no pain, 24(23.8%)
had pain only, 20(19.8%) had pain with wince and
29(28.7%) had pain with wince and withdrawal.
For shoulder subluxation, 60(59.4%) participants
had no subluxation, 20(19.8%) had minimal
subluxation and only 21(20.8%) had substantial
subluxation of the shoulder joint. The most
important finding was that there was significant
positive co-relation between shoulder subluxation
and shoulder pain.
Methodology: This descriptive cross sectional
study was conducted at PIMS Hospital Islamabad
and included a sample of 101 stroke patients
selected through convenience sampling
technique. Clinical palpation for shoulder
subluxation was used to regarding grades of
subluxation. "Ritchie Articular Index for Paretic
Shoulder Pain" was used for the data collection
regarding shoulder pain. Data were analyzed
using SPSS Version 16.0
Nasir Khan, Shujaat Ali Khan, Naveed Ahmed, Muhammad Junaid Akram, Sana Mehboob. (2020) Frequency of shoulder subluxation among stroke patients, , Volume 45, Issue-1.
