A blinded, randomized, controlled trial assessing conservative management strategies for frozen shoulder

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 500-507

  Russell, Sarah ^a   Jariwala, Arpit ^b   Conlon, Robert ^a   Selfe, James ^c   Richards, Jim ^c   Walton, Michael ^a  

^a WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive capsulitis; Anxiety; Frozen shoulder; HADS; Physiotherapy; SF 36; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTANT SCORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE CLASS; FEMALE; FROZEN SHOULDER; HOME CARE; HOME EXERCISE; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DISABILITY SCALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INDIVIDUAL MULTIMODAL PHYSIOTHERAPY; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXFORD SHOULDER SCORE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SHOULDER PAIN; STEROID THERAPY;

ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS; ANXIETY; FROZEN SHOULDER; HADS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SF-36; SHOULDER;

ADULT; AGED; BURSITIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896885876     PISSN: 10582746     EISSN: 15326500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jse.2013.12.026     Document Type: Article

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