title: [Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder].
abstract: Adhesive capsulitis is a painful stiff shoulder due to the thickening of the capsule and synovium. The main observed changes are hyperhaemia of the synovium and a capsular fibrosis similar to that of Dupuytren's disease. Stiffness involves mainly flexion, lateral rotation and abduction. In most cases, a spontaneous healing is observed within 12 to 30 months. When the capsulitis is disabling and pain still present, a joint distension followed by rehabilitation can be indicated. When the disability is important and mainly due to stiffness, a manipulation under anesthesia with or without arthroscopic release of soft tissues can be indicated.
authors.affiliation: Service de rééducation et de réadaptation de l'appareil locomoteur, Hôpital Cochin, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Revel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghanem
mesh_terms: D002062:Bursitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000473:pathology*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology