Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of Bobath approach on hemiplegic shoulder pain, spasticity and upper extremity functionality in stroke patients.~Patients and Methods: For this prospective, randomized, controlled and single-blind trial, 30 stroke patients aged 40-65 years with hemiplegic shoulder pain were included. Patients were divided into two groups and randomized into these groups. Only conventional physiotherapy was applied to the control group, whereas both conventional physiotherapy and Bobath exercises were also applied to the experimental group. Visual analog scale (horizontal) for shoulder pain, modified Ashworth scale for spasticity and Fugl-Meyer assessment of the upper extremity for functionality were used for both pre-test and post-test.
In this study, it is investigated that whether Bobath approach is superior to conventional physiotherapy in terms of improving hemiplegic shoulder pain, spasticity and upper extremity functionality in stroke patients.