01 October, 2012

FROZEN SHOULDER ( ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS)


Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder/ Frozen shoulder

Frozen shoulder is adhesive capsulitis, is a disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain. Movement of the shoulder gradually reduces and finally end up in severe restriction of movement of shoulder joint. Patient develops a constant pain which is worse at night and in cold weather. The pain is more severe whenever the blood sugars are high. The exact reason for adhesive capsulitis / frozed shoulder is not known. Risk factors involved are

Ø  Diabetes

Ø  Stroke

Ø  Trauma

Ø  Lung disease

Ø  Connective tissue disorders

Ø  Heart disease


The condition very rarely appears in people under 40.

Treatment for this condition includes

ü  Better control of blood sugars

ü  NSAIDS and pain killers

ü  Physiotherapy

ü  Massage

ü  Hydrodilation

ü  Manipulation under anesthesia

8 comments :

  1. This is nice blog and unique information related to Diabetes.Thanks for sharing such information.Kamagra

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    1. hi jessica... thanks!! happy to know that u liked my amateur work. let me know if you would like to see some specific topic on my blog..

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  2. what about recurrence ? does it come back... I ask cos most joint issues have that problem

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    1. yes rads.... recurrence is a very big problem with frozed shoulder. esp if its becz of diabetes. best way to avoid it is keep sugars under control and also to give some extension exercises to arm..

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  3. Thank you very much for the useful info :)

    Regards

    Jay
    http://road-to-sanitarium.blogspot.in/

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  4. often wonder if some of our patients with “shoulder pain” but not loss of motion may actually have stage one irritation of the capsule that could develop into adhesive capsulitis.
    frozen shoulder treatment

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