Impact of Shoulder Pain and Disability In Stroke Patients

Cerebrovascular stroke or Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) is a common neurological condition causing death and disability worldwide. Shoulder pain among hemiplegic patients following CVA may be present for a variety of reasons relating to the effects of stroke or to pre-existing conditions, which interfere with both function and quality of life. The purposes of this book is to describe and discuss these effects based upon the study assessing the pain and disability pattern of shoulder among CVA patients & to identify the impact of shoulder pain on quality of life among stroke patients.