Suprascapular Nerve Block versus Glenohumeral Intraarticular Injection for Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain - A Comparative Study

Abstract

Objective To evaluate and compare the suprascapular nerve block and glenohumeral intraarticular joint injection in treatment of chronic shoulder pain Study design The present prospective randomized study was conducted in the Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak. Fifty patients of either sex, between 40-80 yrs of age, with chronic shoulder pain. The patients were randomly divided in two groups of 25 patients each. Patients received either suprascapular nerve block under ultrasound guidance or intraarticular injection using anterior approach.