ReviewThe open orthopaedics journal2017
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder. Is there Consensus Regarding the Treatment? A Comprehensive Review.
Review in The open orthopaedics journal, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05810766 (Effects of Mobilization With Movement Techniques of Shoulder Girdle on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patients With Chronic Adhesive Capsulitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Mobilization With Movement Techniques of Shoulder Girdle on Pain, Range of Motion and Function in Patients With Chronic Adhesive Capsulitis
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32 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intra-articular corticosteroid Injection combined with physical therapy versus physical therapy alone for adhesive capsulitis: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Pooled it
- Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis: a systematic review with meta-analysis.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2023Pooled it
- The Effect of Intra-articular Injection of Hyaluronic Acid in Frozen Shoulder: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Treatments for Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation techniques in adhesive capsulitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2019Pooled it
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- Evaluating the Outcome of Two Different Regimes in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Prospective Clinical Study.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2020Trial
- Bloodpool SPECT/CT offers enhanced sensitivity for the diagnosis of frozen shoulder.Annals of nuclear medicine · 2026Article
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- Non-Surgical Management of Frozen Shoulder Using Manipulation Under Local Anesthesia: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Article
- What do European shoulder surgeons think of the frozen shoulder? Results of a questionnaire survey among the members of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow and a review of the current evidence.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
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- Additional Effect of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy with Lidocaine Injection on Clinical and MRI Findings in Frozen Shoulder: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic capsular release is more effective in pain relief than conservative treatment in patients with frozen shoulder.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided hydrodilatation for adhesive capsulitis: capsule-preserving versus capsule-rupturing technique.Skeletal radiology · 2024Article
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- Evidence for Combining Conservative Treatments for Adhesive Capsulitis.Ochsner journal · 2024Review
- Understanding the clinical profile of patients with frozen shoulder: a longitudinal multicentre observational study.BMJ open · 2022Observational
- Predictive Factors for Failure of Intraarticular Injection in Management of Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Frozen shoulder.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAdhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (ACS) is a common self-limiting condition characterized by disabling pain and restricted movements. Its pathophysiology is poorly understood, clinically it is characterized by stages of pain and stiffness, and finally often patients never recover fully. However, there is no consensus about available methods of treatment for ACS. The aims of this paper are to discuss and develop issues regarding approaches to management in ACS in the stages of it.
methodsA review of the literature was performed and guidelines for the treatment of that clinical entity for doctors and health care professionals are provided.
resultsAnti-inflammatory medications, steroid and/or hyaluronate injections and physiotherapy is the mainstay of conservative management either alone in the first stages or in combination with other treatment modalities in the later stages. Next line of treatment, involving minor to moderate intervention, includes suprascapular nerve block, distension arthrography and manipulation under anaesthesia. In order to avoid complications of "blind intervention", arthroscopic capsular release is gradually more commonly applied, and in recalcitrant severe cases open release is a useful option.
conclusionVarious modalities of conservative management and gradually more surgical release are applied. However, often clinicians choose on personal experience and training rather than on published evidence.
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