The relationship of shoulder pain in individuals with acute stroke with body control, scapular stabilization, sleep quality and level of independence

This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between shoulder pain and trunk control, scapular stabilization, sleep quality and independence level in the acute period of stroke patients. The study included 26 individuals with a mean age of 62.07, who were hospitalized in the Neurology Service of SANKO University Sani Konukoğlu Practice and Research Hospital between January 2021 and June 2021 and followed up with a diagnosis of stroke. In the study, shoulder pain was assesed with Shoulder Sensitivity Test (SST), sleep quality was assesed with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), scapular stabilization was assesed with Lateral Scapular Slip Test (LSST), trunk control was assesed with Trunk Control Test (TCT) and independence level of the individual was assesed with Functional Independence Scale (FIS). According to the results of the LSST 3 scale; scapular stabilization level was worse in stroke individuals with dominant side involvement (p<0.05). Daytime dysfunction assessed by the PSQI test was significantly higher in stroke individuals with moderate to severe pain than in stroke individuals with mild pain (p<0.05). In conclusion, there is no relationship between shoulder pain and trunk control, independence level and scapular stabilization in stroke individuals, but shoulder pain negatively affects sleep quality. Keywords: Stroke; Shoulder pain; Sleep Quality; Scapular Stabilization; Trunk Control.