title: Suprascapular nerve block for the treatment of frozen shoulder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of our study was to compare the effects of suprascapular nerve block in patients with frozen shoulder and diabetes mellitus unresponsive to intraarticular steroid injections.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten patients without improvement of sign and symptoms after intraarticular injections were made a suprascapular nerve block.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pain levels and active range of movement of patients were recorded at initial attendance and after 1, 4, and 12 weeks. All patients' simple pain scores, total pain scores, and range of motion of their shoulders were improved significantly after suprascapular nerve block.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study, the statistical analyses were performed by using the SPSS 8.0 program (SPSS Software, SPSS Inc., USA). To compare pre- and post-injection results of simple pain score, total pain score, shoulder abduction and external rotation, Wilcoxon test was used.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient's simple pain scores, total pain scores also abduction, external rotation and internal rotation angles were improved significantly after suprascapular nerve block.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Effective results after suprascapular nerve blockage was obtained for the treatment of refractory frozen shoulder cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic & Traumatology, Goztepe Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Korhan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Ali Nadir
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ozcekic
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarar
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cift
authors.forename: Feyza Unlu
authors.initials: FU
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.forename: Koray
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Unay