FROZEN SHOULDER

Course overview

ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS (AC), IS ALSO KNOWN AS FROZEN SHOULDER AN INSIDIOUS PAINFUL CONDITION OF THE SHOULDER PERSISTING MORE THAN 3 MONTHS. THIS INFLAMMATORY CONDITION THAT CAUSES FIBROSIS OF THE GLENOHUMERAL JOINT CAPSULE IS ACCOMPANIED BY GRADUALLY PROGRESSIVE STIFFNESS AND SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION OF RANGE OF MOTION (TYPICALLY EXTERNAL ROTATION). HOWEVER, THE PATIENTS MAY DEVELOP SYMPTOMS SUDDENLY AND HAVE A SLOW RECOVERY PHASE. THE RECOVERY IS SATISFYING IN MOST OF THE CASES, EVEN THOUGH THIS MAY TAKE UP TO 2 TO 3 YEARS. THIS ACTIVITY EXAMINES WHEN ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ON DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND HOW TO PROPERLY EVALUATE IT, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTING THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.