What is Adhesive Capsulitis or Frozen Shoulder For medical students?Cause, Symptom and Treatement || Only 24 hours in a day ||

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 What is Adhesive Capsulitis?

                  Adhesive Capsulitis is also known as Frozen shoulder

                                                  A condition that affects the glenohumeral joint synovial capsule and is characterized by a significant restriction of active and passive shoulder movement.

Cause of Frozen shoulder:

The etiology is unknown but it has been linked to diabetes, heart disease, shoulder trauma or surgery, inflammatory disease, cervical disease, and hyperthyroidism. The condition usually affects the middle-aged, particularly women. It normally follows three distinct phases, each lasting approximately 6-9 months (although this can be extremely variable

Phase I: increasing pain accompanied by increasing stiffness

Phase 2: decreasing pain with the stiffness remaining 

Phase 3: decreasing stiffness and gradual return to normal function

Sign and symptom:

Treatment of Frozen Shoulder:

Medications. Over-the-counter pain relievers, such as aspirin and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), can help reduce pain and inflammation associated with frozen shoulder. In some cases, your doctor may prescribe stronger pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory drugs.

Treatment Through Exercise:

Surgery:

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