ArticleShoulder & elbow2017
The effectiveness of ultrasound guided hydrodistension and physiotherapy in the treatment of frozen shoulder/adhesive capsulitis in primary care: a single centre service evaluation.
Article in Shoulder & elbow, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06062654 (Ultrasound-guided Hydrodistension in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Ultrasound-guided Hydrodistension in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis: a Randomized Interventional Study Aimed at Evaluating the Efficacy of Hospital-assisted Rehabilitation Treatment Compared to Home-based Rehabilitation Treatment
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review.BMC medical research methodology · 2025Article
- Evidence for Combining Conservative Treatments for Adhesive Capsulitis.Ochsner journal · 2024Review
- Ultrasound-Guided Infiltrative Treatment Associated with Early Rehabilitation in Adhesive Capsulitis Developed in Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- In shoulder adhesive capsulitis, ultrasound-guided anterior hydrodilatation in rotator interval is more effective than posterior approach: a randomized controlled study.Clinical rheumatology · 2020Article
- [Conservative treatment of frozen shoulder].Der Unfallchirurg · 2019Review
- Suprascapular nerve block is faster and as effective as hydrodistension in relieving frozen shoulder-associated pain and disability: A prospective, single-blind observational study with a follow-up of 24 weeks.Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacologyArticle
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundEvidence for optimal non-operative treatment of frozen shoulder is lacking. The present study aimed to evaluate a treatment strategy for stage II to III frozen shoulder provided by the current primary care musculoskeletal service.
methodsGeneral practioner referrals of shoulder pain to the musculoskeletal service diagnosed with stage II to III frozen shoulder and who opted for a treatment strategy of hydrodistension and guided physiotherapy exercise programme over a 12-month period were evaluated for 6 months. Thirty-three patients were diagnosed with stage II to III frozen shoulder by specialist physiotherapists and opted for the treatment strategy. Outcome measures included Shoulder Pain Disability Index (SPADI) and Shortened Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH), pain score and range of movement. Data were collected at baseline, as well as at 6 weeks, 12 weeks and 6 months.
resultsAll patients significantly improved in shoulder symptoms on the SPADI and QuickDASH scores (
conclusionsThis service evaluation demonstrates that management of frozen shoulder stage II to III, as conducted by physiotherapists in a primary care setting utilizing hydrodistension and a guided exercise programme, represents an effective non-operative treatment strategy.
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