Three Newly Designed Arm Slings for the Stroke Patient with Shoulder Subluxation: A case report.

, Park, Jeong Mee; , Kim, Ic Soo; , Vach, Young W; , Lee, Yang Tark; , Kim, Sung Hoon

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2005;29(1):141-144.

Park, Jeong Mee , Kim, Ic Soo , Vach, Young W , Lee, Yang Tark , Kim, Sung Hoon

¹Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Korea. soleiskim@hanmail.net
²Department of Physics, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Korea.

편마비 환자의 견관절 탈구 교정용으로 새로 고안된 세 가지 팔걸이 보조기 ⁣증례 보고⁣

박정미, 김익수, 박영우¹, 이양탁, 김성훈

연세대학교 원주의과대학 재활의학교실, ¹물리학교실

Abstract

We reported three types of newly designed arm slings (the "V" strap pouch arm sling, the Modified hemisling, the Tripod arm sling). The three slings and the conventional hemisling were all tested by a single stroke patient for the correction of shoulder subluxation. Sling effectiveness was evaluated by simple shoulder AP X-rays, quantitative electromyography (root mean square; RMS), strap tension, and preference of the patient. Of the four types, the "V" strap pouch arm sling reduced the vertical displacement the most. RMS values of the supraspinatus muscle tended decrease and strap tension was also lower after using the "V" strap pouch arm sling compared with others. The patient also preferred the "V" strap pouch arm sling to the other slings. We suggested that "V" strap pouch arm sling was the most effective among four types of arm slings (including conventional hemisling) for the correction of shoulder subluxation, and patient's preference. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2005; 29: 141-144)

Key Words: Shoulder subluxation, Arm sling, Root mean square, Tension of strap, Stoke