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Conditions & Treatments - Adhesive Capsulitis - Frozen Shoulder |
Adhesive capsulitis, or frozen shoulder, is a condition that usually develops after an injury or surgery to the shoulder. As your body begins to heal from the injury or surgery, tissue begins to regenerate. Scar tissue/adhesions can develop around the shoulder joint and capsule if an individual guards and limits his/her range of motion to the affected shoulder. The result of this scar tissue/adhesion is stiffness, limited range of motion and pain at the shoulder joint when movement of the affected shoulder is attempted. The image provided displays scar tissue/adhesions that can develop at the shoulder joint and capsule after an injury or surgery. |
Adhesive Capsultis Treatment Options for a P.T.
· Hot Packs/Ice Packs
· ROM/Stretching (see videos 48a,b,c & 49a, 49b, 49c for shoulder)
· Strengthening (see video 51 for shoulder)
· Massage/Soft Tissue Mobilization
· Joint Mobilization
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Last revised: January 17, 2008
by Chai Rasavong, MPT
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