Trial reportThe Journal of international medical research2020
Comparison of ultrasound-guided platelet-rich plasma injection and conventional physical therapy for management of adhesive capsulitis: a randomized trial.
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- The clinical efficacy and safety of platelet-rich plasma on frozen shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Intradiscal Procedures for Discogenic Low Back Pain: Considerations and Implications - A Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Functional Outcome of Intra-articular Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Initial site of calcifications in rotator cuff tendons: A sonographic observational study.The Journal of international medical research · 2025Observational
- Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Iliohypogastric and Ilioinguinal Nerve Block for Anesthesia in Pediatric Inguinal Surgery.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Systematic Review of Platelet-Rich Plasma in Medical and Surgical Specialties: Quality, Evaluation, Evidence, and Enforcement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Is platelet-rich plasma a new solution for shoulder adhesive capsulitis? A systematic scoping review of the literature.Shoulder & elbow · 2024Article
- Outcomes of platelet rich plasma injections in the adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
- Platelet-Rich Plasma as a Novel, Non-invasive Method to Treat Breast Capsular Contractures: a Case Report.Case reports in plastic surgery & hand surgery · 2024Article
- PRP platelet-rich plasma injection combined with aquatic exercise therapy improves functional recovery of basketball players with knee joint injury.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
- The efficacy of platelet-rich plasma injections compared to corticosteroids and physiotherapy in adhesive capsulitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Review
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- The use of platelet-rich plasma in management of musculoskeletal pain: a narrative review.Journal of Yeungnam medical science · 2022Article
- Surgical versus Nonsurgical Multimodality Treatment in an Idiopathic Frozen Shoulder: A Retrospective Study of Clinical and Functional Outcomes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveWe evaluated the effect of ultrasound (US)-guided injection of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) into the shoulder joint in patients with adhesive capsulitis (AC) and compared its effect with that of conventional physiotherapy (CPT).
methodsSixty-four subjects with AC were included and randomly allocated into two groups, as follows: PRP (n=32; intra-articular [IA] PRP [4 mL] was injected); and CPT (n=32; short wave diathermy and exercise therapy were performed at three sessions/week for 6 weeks). Treatment outcomes evaluated therapeutic effectiveness before and at 1, 3, and 6 weeks after PRP injection and CPT initiation.
resultsSubjects in both groups showed a significant decrease in the visual analogue scale score for pain and shoulder and hand scores, and they a significant increase in shoulder passive range of motion at all evaluation time points. There was no significant difference in the measured outcomes between the two groups. However, there was less acetaminophen consumption after IA PRP injection compared with that after CPT.
conclusionsIA PRP injection is a useful option for treating patients with AC, particularly those who have low therapeutic compliance for exercise therapy or have contraindications for corticosteroid injection or oral pain reduction medication.
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