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ArticleJSES international2022

Wrist-mounted accelerometers provide objective evidence of disease and recovery in patients with frozen shoulder.

Samuel P Mackenzie, Michael McLean, Miloš Spasojevic, Rui Niu, Lisa Kruse, Jasmin Gwynne, Allan Young, Benjamin Cass

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Article in JSES international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Samuel P MackenzieEdinburgh Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, UK.
Michael McLeanGlasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Glasgow, UK.
Miloš SpasojevicSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Rui NiuSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Lisa KruseSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Jasmin GwynneSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Allan YoungSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Benjamin CassSydney Shoulder Research Institute, St Leonards, Australia.
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary · GBNHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · GBUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCommercially available wrist-mounted exercise monitors may offer objective data on disease and recovery. This study is the first to evaluate the potential of such devices in the assessment of frozen shoulder and the effects of treatment.

methodsTwenty-one patients with isolated, unilateral frozen shoulder wore a wrist-mounted accelerometer (Fitbit Fire II, Fitbit Inc. 2007, California, USA) on each wrist for two separate seven-day periods, one week before and six months after treatment. The monitors produced an activity count for each 24-hour period, accounting for all movements of the upper limb. Three values were calculated for each time period: (1) the mean activity count for each limb, (2) the total activity count for both limbs, and (3) an activity count ratio calculated by dividing the activity of the frozen limb by the unaffected limb. Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, visual analog scale-pain, and range of movement were recorded before and after treatment.

resultsMean activity counts were significantly lower in the frozen shoulder limb than those in the unaffected limb over the initial seven-day period (6066 vs. 7516; DISCUSSION: Wrist-mounted accelerometers are sufficiently sensitive to detect a difference in limb activity in patients affected by frozen shoulder. The movement deficit between the affected and unaffected limbs improved by 14% after treatment. These data could be used in conjunction with subjective scores to offer a clearer insight into patient disease burden and recovery.

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AccelerometersActivity trackingAdhesive capsulitisFrozen shoulderHealth trackersShoulder stiffness

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PMID35141684
PMCPMC8811392
OpenAlexW3212273205

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