Efficacy of shoulder joint assistive movement techniques based on external attentional focus strategy for hemiplegic shoulder pain
Objective:To explore the efficacy of shoulder joint assistive movement techniques based on external at-tentional focus strategy(EFs)for hemiplegic shoulder pain(HSP).Methods:From September,2019 to September,2021,60 patients with HSP were randomly divided into control group(n=30)and experimental group(n=30).Both groups were subjected to conventional rehabilitation treatments,and patients in the experimental group re-ceived shoulder joint assistive movement techniques based on EFs additionally.The active range of motion(AROM)of shoulder joint,visual analogue scale(VAS),Chinese version of the Constant-Murley questionnaire for shoulder pain and disability(CMS),and Fugl-Meyer assessment scale of upper extremity(FMA-UE)were evaluated before and 4 weeks after treatment separately.Results:After 4 weeks of treatment,AROM,VAS score,CMS score and FMA-UE score were significantly improved in both groups(P<0.05),and the experimental group achieved better improvement in AROM and VAS score than the control group(P<0.05).However,there was no significant difference in CMS score and FMA-UE score between the two groups after 4 weeks of treatment(P>0.05).Conclu-sion:Shoulder joint assistive movement techniques based on EFs is useful to further alleviate the shoulder pain and the dysfunction of shoulder joint for patients with HSP.