title: Suprascapular nerve block: important procedure in clinical practice. Part II.
abstract: The suprascapular nerve block is a reproducible, reliable, and extremely effective treatment method in shoulder pain control. This method has been widely used by professionals in clinical practice such as rheumatologists, orthopedists, neurologists, and pain specialists in the treatment of chronic diseases such as irreparable rotator cuff injury, rheumatoid arthritis, stroke sequelae, and adhesive capsulitis, which justifies the present review (Part II). The objective of this study was to describe the techniques and complications of the procedure described in the literature, as the first part reported the clinical indications, drugs, and volumes used in single or multiple procedures. We present in details the accesses used in the procedure: direct and indirect, anterior and posterior, lateral and medial, upper and lower. There are several options to perform suprascapular nerve block. Although rare, complications can occur. When properly indicated, this method should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil. marcosombro@ig.com.br
authors.forename: Marcos Rassi
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Maria Alves
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Ana Luiza Lima
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sousa
authors.forename: Gilson Cassem
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009407:Nerve Block / Q000379:methods*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*