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Frozen Shoulder (adhesive capsulitis)
Definition
Chronic pain and movement disability in shoulders
There are suggestions that frozen shoulder is related to other diseases, such as diabetes or thyroid disease. But in many cases, no specific cause can be found.
Symptoms
- 1.Pain in the shoulder while moving even though there was no trauma history
- 2.Difficulty in combing hair or changing clothes with affected shoulder
- 3.Difficulty in external rotation or lifting
Freezing stage → Frozen stage → Thawing stage
- Freezing stage : Worsening pain but no limitation in movement
- Frozen stage : Continuous dull pain and movement becomes stiffer
- Thawing stage : Pain and movement improves but complete recover cannot be guaranteed
Cause
Frozen shoulder
Stiff shoulder as it is frozen but there is no specific cause (possible causes, tendon tear or fracture, should be excluded)
Adhesive capsulitis
Contracture of the joint capsule accompanied with inflammation
Treatment
Diagnosis : X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI
Non-surgical treatment
- Medication
- Physiotherapy
- Rehabilitation exercise
Surgical treatment
- open surgical release, adhesiolysis