[Purpose] The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, type, and location of
pain in hemiplegic patients and the effects on rehabilitation results in our inpatient
rehabilitation unit. [Subjects and Methods] Patients rehabilitated between January 2010
and July 2012 were investigated retrospectively. Properties of pain were recorded. Pre-
and post-rehabilitation motor evaluation and achievement in daily activities were
considered, and differences in scores between groups classified as with and without pain
were examined. [Results] The number of patients included in the study was 156. The mean
age was 64.28 ± 12.45 years, the mean disease duration was 11.10 months, and the gender
distribution was 75 males (48%) and 81 females (52%). Fortysix (29.5%) patients had pain
complaints. The nociceptive pain ratio was 86.7%, and the neuropathic pain ratio was
13.3%. Pain was mostly localized at the shoulder joint, with the proportion being 86.9%.
In the pain group, statistically significant improvement was found in pain scores after
the treatment. There was no significant difference between groups in the pre- and
post-rehabilitation Brunnstrom motor evaluation and functional independence measurement
scores. [Conclusion] Nociceptive pain is more common than neuropathic pain in patients
with hemiplegia, and the shoulder joint is the most frequent location of nociceptive
pain.