Malik Javed Iqbal, Wasim Anwar, Noor Rahman, Salik Kashif, Asghar Khan.
Suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder.
J Surg Pak Jan ;17(1):27-31.

Objective To determine the effectiveness of suprascapular nerve block in the treatment of frozen shoulder. Study design Quasi experimental study. Place & Duration of study Department of Orthopedic Surgery Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, from March 2010 to December 2010. Methodology Patients with frozen shoulder received a single suprascapular nerve block. Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) were used as main outcome measure of pain and disability. Results There were total of 64 patients in this study. The mean age was 65.3 ±10.1 year. Using SPADI, the mean baseline total, subscale pain and disability scores were 70.9±6.8, 72.3±6.9 and 69.5±8.5 respectively which improved to 24.6 ±5.6, 22.3±5.3 and 27.5±6.6 respectively at 4 week of suprascapular nerve block of the affected shoulder with p value of 0.000 each. Conclusion Suprascapular nerve block is safe and effective treatment for relieving pain and decreasing disability in frozen shoulder.

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