Shoulder Pain Treatment

Manipulation treatment for frozen shoulder is sometimes regarded as an old fashioned option - but does it still have a place to play? New research has looked at this old topic and reached some interesting conclusions

Researchers looked at the short- and long-term results of the treatment of frozen shoulders by manipulation under anesthesia and compare the results of idiopathic, post-trauma and post-surgery frozen shoulders. Idiopathic frozen shoulder is frozen shoulder with no known trigger (probably the commonest type)

The study results revealed that manipulation under anestheia is a very simple and noninvasive procedure for shortening the course of frozen shoulder pain and can improve shoulder function and symptoms within a short period of time.

However,less improvement was found in frozen shoulder that had started after an operation (called post surgical frozen shoulder) especially in residual pain and limited range of motion (ROM), which may be influenced by the initial injury or initial surgery. The researchers concluded however that, although less improvement in pain and range of movement was noted in this group of patients, manipulation is still a good and simple way to treat post-surgery frozen shoulders.

You can read more about this research here