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<br>The suprascapular nerve is a mixed motor and sensory peripheral nerve arising from the superior trunk of the brachial plexus. The nerve supplies motor innervation to shoulder muscles and sends sensory branches to multiple places in the shoulder region. | <br>The suprascapular nerve is a mixed motor and sensory peripheral nerve arising from the superior trunk of the brachial plexus. The nerve supplies motor innervation to shoulder muscles and sends sensory branches to multiple places in the shoulder region.(17) Suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) is a safe and effective method to treat pain in chronic diseases that affect the shoulder. The technique consists of injecting anesthetic in supraspinatus fossa of affected shoulder, with the patient sitting down and upper limbs pending beside the body.(1)<br><br> | ||
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Web of science and Pubmed where used to collect information about the suprascapular nerve block. Keywords for this research where suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) in combination with indication, physical therapy, procedures, comparisons, chronic shoulder pain, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, anatomy, course… If on Pubmed the search is refined to humans and articles that are published the last 5 years there are 39 hits. Reviews of randomised control trials, reviews of case control studies, randomised control trials, case studies and an opinion of a clinic where used to collect evidence based information and compose a text about the SSNB intervention.
Description[edit | edit source]
The suprascapular nerve is a mixed motor and sensory peripheral nerve arising from the superior trunk of the brachial plexus. The nerve supplies motor innervation to shoulder muscles and sends sensory branches to multiple places in the shoulder region.(17) Suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) is a safe and effective method to treat pain in chronic diseases that affect the shoulder. The technique consists of injecting anesthetic in supraspinatus fossa of affected shoulder, with the patient sitting down and upper limbs pending beside the body.(1)
Indication[edit | edit source]
This is a therapy that is more often used with elderly patients and only used when the patient have had shoulder for about 2 to 3 months. These patients have multiple medical comorbidities. Many of them even are unfit for anesthesia. So this is a therapy that lend itself well to this group of patients.[1] [2] [3]
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I found an article on pubmed describing two cases treated with suprascapular nerve block.[4]
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- ↑ VORSTER W., LANGE C.P.E., 'The sensory branch of the suprascapular nerve: An anatomic study'. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees, 2008; doi:10.106/j.jse.2007.10.008 Level of evidence D
- ↑ MCCULLY S.P., SUPRAK D.N., 'Suprascapular nerve block results in a compensatory increase in deltoid muscleactivity'. Journal of Biomechanics, 2007; 40: 1839-1846 Level of evidence D
- ↑ KANE T.P.C., ROGERS P., HAZELGROVE J., WIMSEY S., HARPER G.D., 'Pulsed radiofrequency applied to the suprascapular nerve in painful cuff tear arthropathy'. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Board of Trustees, 2008; 1058-2746 Level of evidence C
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