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Effects of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Pain and Disability in Patients With Post-stroke Shoulder Pain
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation and Sham Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for Post-stroke Shoulder Pain. Completed, enrolled 18 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Shoulder pain after stroke is one of the most common complications of stroke. Underlying mechanisms of shoulder pain after stroke still completely is not clarified. Central sensitization and neuropathic pain mechanisms are thought to play a role in the etiology of pain. Research on repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation therapy in the treatment of pain in which somatosensory sensitization mechanisms play a role is increasing day by day. There are studies showing that application of high-frequency rTMS to the primary motor cortex provides effective pain relieving in most of painful conditions. However, data in the literature regarding the application of high-frequency rTMS in shoulder pain after stroke are very limited. There is only one clinical study related to this. More studies are needed in this area.In our study, it was aimed to examine the effects of this treatment protocol applied on the effects of pain on daily activities, upper extremity disability, anxiety, depression, range of motion and neurophysiological parameters.
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Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive intervention that uses magnetic fields to stimulate nerve cells to improve the symptoms of a variety of disorders. In recent years, TMS studies have been conducted in many painful conditions, which are thought to have complex pain mechanisms in the pathogenesis, and its effectiveness has been reported.
Sham Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation