J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1989 Oct;24(5):1434-1438. 10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.5.1434.

Passive Manipulation for the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder

• Hwang SK
• Kim JS

• KMID: 2445416
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.5.1434

Abstract

The treatment of frozen shoulder should initially be conservative, with the emphasis on passive stretching of the capsular structures. If the patient's clinical progress stalls or the condition worsens, and his or her life style is disturbed enough, manipulation under gerneral anesthesia is indicated. The Authors practiced the passive manipulation under the general anesthesia on 7 patients of frozen shoulder, who had been treated at the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Yonsei University, Wonju College of Medicine, from March 1988 to April 1989. The results obtained were as follows:l. All seven patients achieved nearly full range of motion with minimal or no pain. 2. After 3 months of follow-up, all seven patients showed neither signs of readhesions nor recurrence of pain. 3. There were no complications, such as humerus shaft fracture and dislocation of shoulder.

Keyword

Frozen shoulder; Passive manipulation

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia
Anesthesia, General
Bursitis*
Dislocations
Follow-Up Studies
Gangwon-do
Humans
Humerus
Life Style
Muscle Stretching Exercises
Range of Motion, Articular
Recurrence
Shoulder