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Cortisone & Frozen Shoulder adhesive capsulitis corticosteroid cortisone frozen shoulder injection pain relief rehabilitation treatment

We know corticosteroid injection(s) is a proven treatment strategy for adhesive capsulitis.2 

The specific location of the corticosteroid injection has been shown to influence outcomes. Glenohumeral ...

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Adhesive Capsulitis: Historical Definitions adhesive capsulitis frozen shoulder historical definitions shoulder pain

Shoulder stiffness is a general term encompassing a spectrum of pathology. The first recorded description of a stiff shoulder was reported by Duplay2 in 1872 in his description of a ‘scapulohumeral pe...

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Quiz Question of the Week: Fibroblastic proliferation of the joint capsule adhesive capsulitis frozen shoulder quiz question of the week

Quiz Question of the Week

1. Which of the following types of shoulder pain patients is most likely to have a fibroblastic proliferation of their joint capsule?

A. 69-year-old woman with ulnar drift ...

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Classifications for Adhesive Capsulitis adhesive capsulitis classification frozen shoulder shoulder pain

Frozen Shoulder: Lundberg Classification (Lundberg et al., 1969)

  1. Primary frozen shoulder:
  • Shoulder elevation <135 deg
  • Limitation of movement only at gleno-humeral articulation
  • Radiology nor...
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Scapulothoracic Motion frozen shoulder range of motion scapulothoracic motion

Scapulothoracic Motion

The classic study by Inman et al. describes the overall glenohumeral-to-scapulothoracic motion ratio at 2:1.1 However, there is great variability from person to person, sex and...

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Case of the Week: 49 y/o Male: Atraumatic & Stiff Shoulder adhesive capsulitis case of the week frozen shoulder glenohumeral joint osteoarthritis shoulder pain

49 y/o Male: Atraumatic & Stiff Shoulder

CC: 49 y/o male with 4 month atraumatic stiff right shoulder without pain.

HPI: 49 y/o male, advertising executive, with a 4 month history atraumatic stiff r...

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Adhesive Capsulitis: Historical Definitions adhesive capsulitis codman frozen shoulder historical definitions

Shoulder stiffness is a general term encompassing a spectrum of pathology. The first recorded description of a stiff shoulder was reported by Duplay2 in 1872 in his description of a ‘scapulohumeral pe...

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Frozen Shoulder / Adhesive Capsulitis Historical & Current Definitions adhesive capsulitis frozen shoulder
  1. Frozen shoulder: This term was first introduced by Codman in 1934 to describe a painful shoulder condition with gradual onset and loss of both active and passive range of motion .(1,3)
  2.  Adhesive ca...
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