Local cortisone injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of frozen shoulder

Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH - Year 2018, Vol 10, Issue 1

Abstract

76 patient was included in this study, 48 female and 28 male, 62 patient was in phase 2 and 14 patient in phase 1. The age of the patients ranging from 43 – 71 year. All patients were idiopathic i.e (no associated disease). All the patients were examined by active and passive movements of the affected shoulder joint.The diagnosis of frozen shoulder was made depending on history, examination and X-Ray was taken to reveal out other pathology. Mean simple shoulder test (SST) score for 14 patients in phase 1 before cortisone injection and physiotherapy was 48.77% and after 4 month became 91.1%. Mean simple shoulder test (SST) score for 44 patients 27.2% and became 86.04% after cortisone injection and physiotherapy. Mean simple shoulder test (SST) score for 18 patients 27.2% and became 43.4% after cortisone injection and physiotherapy.

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(2018). Local cortisone injection and physiotherapy for the treatment of frozen shoulder. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH, 10(1), 64060-64062. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-398931