Often a stroke (cerebrovascular accident, CA), impairs one side of the body, resulting in paralysis (hemiplegia). The paralysis can range in severity. In more severe cases, the patient often loses most of the function of their upper extremity and presents with glenohumeral (i.e., shoulder) subluxation (an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint). a. Why is the primary reason this happens? b. What is likely to happen if left unaddressed?

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Often a stroke (cerebrovascular accident, CA), impairs one side of the body, resulting in paralysis (hemiplegia). The paralysis can range in severity. In more severe cases, the patient often loses most of the function of their upper extremity and presents with glenohumeral (i.e., shoulder) subluxation (an incomplete or partial dislocation of a joint). a. Why is the primary reason this happens? b. What is likely to happen if left unaddressed?
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