ReviewEFORT open reviews2020
'Frozen shoulder' is ill-defined. How can it be described better?
Review in EFORT open reviews, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05391984 (Effects of Activity Versus Structural Oriented Treatment Approach on Pain, Range of Motion, and Function in Patients With Frozen Shoulder.), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Activity Versus Structural Oriented Treatment Approach on Pain, Range of Motion, and Function in Patients With Frozen Shoulder.
Who cites it
28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The diagnostic value of physical examination tests in adhesive capsulitis: a systematic review.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Electroacupuncture for the treatment of frozen shoulder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Comparative effects of gong's mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Development of a Multidomain Conceptual Framework for Frozen Shoulder: A Systematic Review Integrating Clinical, Biological, Psychological and Lifestyle-Related Contributors.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Psychological Factors, Central Sensitization, and Insomnia as Potential Prognostic Factors for Short-Term Pain and Disability in Patients With Frozen Shoulder: A Multicentric Prospective Single-Cohort Study.Pain research & management · 2026Article
- Frozen Shoulder as a Systemic Immunometabolic Disorder: The Roles of Estrogen, Thyroid Dysfunction, Endothelial Health, Lifestyle, and Clinical Implications.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- 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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- Frozen Shoulder as a Metabolic and Immune Disorder: Potential Roles of Leptin Resistance, JAK-STAT Dysregulation, and Fibrosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- The clinical course and outcomes following arthroscopic frozen shoulder 360° release.JSES international · 2024Article
- Satisfaction of patients with frozen shoulder following silent manipulation: a prospective observation study.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- Frozen shoulder: subjects' needs and perspectives and clinicians' beliefs and management strategies: do they align? A cross-sectional study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Rehabilitation in subjects with frozen shoulder: a survey of current (2023) clinical practice of Italian physiotherapists.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Arthroscopic capsular release is more effective in pain relief than conservative treatment in patients with frozen shoulder.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Hydrotherapy after Rotator Cuff Repair Improves Short-Term Functional Results Compared with Land-Based Rehabilitation When the Immobilization Period Is Longer.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Authors' response-how are vaccines related to frozen shoulder development?JSES international · 2024Article
- Frozen shoulder: exploration of terminology and classification.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Reliability and validity of the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index in a sample of patients with frozen shoulder.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Anxiety disorders and adhesive capsulitis: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- An Instrument-Assisted Coracoid Pain Test: An Exploratory Diagnostic Accuracy Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
Frozen shoulder, a common and debilitating shoulder complaint, has been the subject of uncertainty within the scientific literature and clinical practice.We performed an electronic PubMed search on all (1559) articles mentioning 'frozen shoulder' or 'adhesive capsulitis' to understand and qualify the range of naming, classification and natural history of the disease. We identified and reviewed six key thought leadership papers published in the past 10 years and all (24) systematic reviews published on frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis in the past five years.This revealed that, while key thought leaders such as the ISAKOS Upper Extremity Council are unequivocal that 'adhesive capsulitis' is an inappropriate term, the long-term and short-term trends showed the literature (63% of systematic reviews assessed) preferred 'adhesive capsulitis'.The literature was divided as to whether or not to classify the complaint as
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