| Summary: | Pain is particularly common after stroke. Post-stroke pain can arise as a direct consequence of the brain itself, from the ensuing disabilities or immobility, or from stroke-related treatments. At present, there is little evidence for the association between post-stroke pain and spasticity. The aim of this study is to acknowledge the association of spasticity with post-stroke pain.
This is a cross-sectional study. Eighty post-stroke patients were examined and divided into two groups, 40 subjects in spasticity group and the others without spasticity. We measured pain intensity with visual analogue scale (VAS), meanwhile the assessment of spasticity using modified modified ashworth scale (MMAS).
Pain was reported by 45 patients with mean VAS 3,57. Univariate analysis demonstrated association between post-stroke pain and spasticity, motor and sensory deficites. A logistic regression analysis demonstrated that spasticity (95% CI
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