ArticleJournal of ultrasound2024
Adhesive capsulitis: the importance of early diagnosis and treatment.
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Impact of TECAR Therapy on Pain and Function in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Comparision of Hydrodilatation Results at Different Volumes in Adhesive Capsulitis by Phases.
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Adjunct Therapy for Adhesive Capsulitis
The Effect of Cross Training on Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Frozen Shoulder Rehabilitation
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effects of resistance-band shoulder exercise on pain, range of motion, and functional disability in diabetic adults with adhesive capsulitis: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Trial
- Impact of TECAR therapy on pain and function in adhesive capsulitis: a randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Low-Supervision Asynchronously Monitored Home Rehabilitation for Adhesive Capsulitis: A Pilot Randomized Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Retrospective analysis of ultrasound-guided hydrodistension in patients with post-traumatic adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Article
- Ultrasound evaluation and ultrasound-guided injection in long thoracic nerve neuropathy: a technical approach.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Article
- Axillary-pouch capsular thinning after ultrasound-guided hydrodilation in post-stroke adhesive capsulitis: a longitudinal observational study.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Article
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- Ultrasound-Assessed Rotator Interval Vascularity Is Associated With the Immediate Response to Corticosteroid Injection Combined With Radial Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Single-Group Quasi-Experimental Preliminary Study.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2026Article
- A narrative review on greater trochanteric pain syndrome: diagnostic imaging and non-surgical treatments.Musculoskeletal surgery · 2026Review
- Comparison of intra-articular steroid injection and pericapsular nerve group block for pain control and functional outcomes in patients undergoing manipulation under anaesthesia for frozen shoulder - A randomised controlled trial.Indian journal of anaesthesia · 2026Article
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- Integrated Analysis of Proteomics and Metabolomics Uncovered the Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Baicalin in CIA Rat FLS.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Article
- Progress in the Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis with External Therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Adhesive Capsulitis: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Clinical Management.The Iowa orthopaedic journal · 2026Review
- Validity and Reliability of Bengali Language Shoulder Pain and Disability Index Version on Patients With Frozen Shoulder at a Rehabilitation Centre in Bangladesh: A Validation Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Ultrasound in Adhesive Capsulitis: A Narrative Exploration from Static Imaging to Contrast-Enhanced, Dynamic and Sonoelastographic Insights.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Hydrodilatation at Different Volumes on Adhesive Capsulitis in Phases 1 and 2: Clinical Trial Protocol HYCAFVOL.Clinics and practice · 2025Article
- Assessing the Validity, Safety, and Utility of ChatGPT's Responses for Patients with Frozen Shoulder.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Collagen Injections for Rotator Cuff Diseases: A Systematic Review.Clinics and practice · 2025Review
- A comprehensive scoring system for the diagnosis and staging of adhesive capsulitis: development, application, and implications.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdhesive capsulitis (AC), more commonly known as "frozen shoulder", is a painful shoulder condition. The illness progresses through three phases: freezing, frozen and thawing. A gold standard treatment for adhesive capsulitis is not defined. The goal of any treatment is to reduce pain and restore shoulder movement.
objectiveObjective of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of gleno-humeral hydrodistension associated with physical therapy in patients with diagnosed adhesive capsulitis comparing the outcomes in term of pain and range of motion in patients with a phase 1 and a phase 2 disease.
methodBetween January 2022 and April 2023, We evaluated 87 patients with adhesive capsulitis, 47 were excluded for others concomitant pathologies, finally 40 patients were enrolled for the study, of whom 23 had capsulitis in stage 1 and 17 in stage 2. Patients were evaluated at baseline and at 2, 4 and 6 months after infiltration recording range of motion in all planes, pain and functionality scores.
resultsA significant improvement was recorded in shoulder range of motion in all planes with the except of extension in both groups. Phase 2 patients were able to regain shoulder range of motion in all planes except internal rotation which was recovered with more difficulty. Pain and functionality scores improved significantly between baseline and follow-up visits.
conclusionUltrasound-assisted hydrodistention of the glenohumeral joint combined with targeted exercise has been successful in improving pain relief, reducing disability, and increasing range of motion in subjects with stage 1 and 2 adhesive capsulitis, especially if diagnosed before phase 2 (when the range of motion is completely reduced).
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