Abstract

Frozen shoulder is a condition that affects your shoulder joint. It usually involves pain and stiffness that develops gradually, gets worse and then finally goes away. It affects women slightly more often than men. With frozen shoulder, the capsule becomes so thick and tight that it’s hard to move. Bands of scar tissue form and there’s less of a liquid called synovial fluid to keep the joint lubricated. These things limit motion even more. Patients presenting with frozen shoulder will often report an insidious onset with a progressive increase in pain, and a gradual decrease in active and passive range of motion. Most patients are still managed by physiotherapy in primary care, and only the more refractory cases are referred for specialist intervention various treatment approaches help to reducing the pain, stiffness like Myofascial release, trigger point therapy, ultrasound, mobilization, cold therapy ,heat therapy stretching etc.

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