Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder): a new approach to its management.
Fifty-six shoulders in 50 patients with adhesive capsulitis were divided into 2 groups, using different treatment programs. Group A comprised 28 shoulders in 26 patients. These were treated by therapeutic heating modalities followed by therapeutic exercises and gentle rhythmic stabilization manipulation. Group B totaled 28 shoulders in 24 patients. These were treated by prolonged pulley traction accompanied by transcutaneous nerve stimulation. Group B demonstrated much greater improvement than Group A.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D059408:Pain Management; D012782:Shoulder; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014143:Traction