LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION COMPARED WITH USUAL CARE FOR PAIN RELIEF OF HEMIPLEGIC SHOULDER PAIN' AM J PHYS MED REHABIL 2014;93:17-27

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To the Editor: The reviewers read with interest this article that describes the efficacy of therapeutic single-lead peripheral nerve stimulation in the treatment of hemiplegia with shoulder pain (HSP) as compared with those receiving usual and customary "treatment." In the reviewers' brief review of the literature, they identified 31 direct causes of shoulder pain in HSP alphabetically ranging from acro-mioclavicular dislocation to thoracic outlet syndrome. In addition, diaphragmatic limitation and cardiomyopathy, among others, were also reported as remote sources of HSP. As the authors also acknowledged, no one etiology has been identified as the inciting agents in HSP, and they can also be multifactorial.