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Adhesive capsulitis
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- 1What is adhesive capsulitis?Aka frozen shoulder
Stiff & painful condition of the shoulder
Severely debilitating
Last for long periods
Common features: ↑ pain, loss of AROM & PROM → difficulty performing daily activities
Can be primary or secondary - 2Factors associated with ACGenetics
Diabetes
Stroke
Trauma
CVD
Immobilization
Surgery - 3PathophysiologySynovial inflammation → capsular fibrosis → fibrotic inflammatory contracture in ligaments, rotator cuff interval and capsule
- 4Signs & symptomsThawing - no pain, spontaneous return of ROM
Freezing - pain with activity & worse @ night, insidious shoulder stiffness
Frozen - less pain, progressive loss of AROM & PROM, max stiffness - 5AssessmentsHOPS
Hand behind back test
Lateral scapular slide test
Coracoid pain test - 6InterventionsRotator cuff strengthening, mobilization and ROM
Stretching
Movement pattern exercises of ADL - 7Red flagsNo one size fits all
Phase specific
Pain threshold
Start slow
Long recovery period
Underlying cause
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- Flashcards on Adhesive capsulitis, created by Chantelle Esterhuizen on 24/10/2018.
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