Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2018 Jan;97(1):56-61
From the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York (SWL, TT, BL, MNB); Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York (JR); and Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, Kessler Foundation, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Neward, New Jersey (MO-P).
Objective: The aims of the study were to assess the overall reduction of pain in patients undergoing ultrasound-guided shoulder injections and to characterize the preinjection point-of-care ultrasound findings and use of clinical services postinjection including the use of magnetic resonance imaging and surgeries.
Design: Data of 172 patients who underwent ultrasound-guided subacromial subdeltoid injection or glenohumeral joint injection were reviewed for preinjection point-of-care ultrasound findings, change in pain intensity at 2 mos from baseline, and use of care at 6 mos' postinjection. Pain intensity was measured by the numeric rating scale and a dichotomous report of global impression of significant improvement in pain. Read More