Physical harms associated with suprascapular nerve block interventions in the non-surgical management of acute and chronic shoulder pain: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The utility of the suprascapular nerve block (SSNB) in the non-surgical management of shoulder pain continues to be explored, whilst its associated physical harms have not. This systematic review aims to report the physical harms associated with the SSNB in the non-surgical management of shoulder pain.

Methods

A search was undertaken of AMED, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline, Pubmed, and Scopus databases. Studies were included if they reported the presence or absence of harm following a SSNB intervention (injection, pulsed radiofrequency, ablation) in the non-surgical management of acute or chronic shoulder pain. Excluded studies were those which utilised SSNB for peri, intra, or post-surgical intervention. The McMaster tool for assessing quality of harms

SUBMITTER: Annison DR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11565519 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature