Hemiplegia

Hemiplegia

So hemiplegia is a weakness or paralysis of one side of the body. A major concern for the therapists working with a patient with hemiplegia is not only the functional implications that a hemiplegia has but also the effects of hemiplegia on the shoulder joint. Hemiplegia can cause subluxation of the shoulder.
Shoulder subluxation: “Incomplete dislocation of humerus out of glenohumeral joint caused by weakness, stretch, or abnormal tone in the scapulohumeral and/or scapular muscles.” (Woodson, 2008)



Woodson, A. M. (2008). Stroke. In M. V. Radomski, & C. A. Trombly Latham (Eds.), Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (pp. 1002). London: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.