Adhesive capsulitis is a pathology that affects the shoulder and can have particularly long disabling course. The usual therapies are treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) painkillers, steroid injections, physiotherapy, surgical treatment. This case report describes effect of single pulsed radiofrequency suprascapular nerve in diabetic patient affected by this pathology, ...

2004 was the 70th anniversary of the introduction by Codman of the term “frozen shoulder”. Perhaps, as Roy and colleagues (Roy et al 1982) have suggested, “the term frozen shoulder, which for too long has encouraged doctors to do as little as possible about this common and distressing condition, should be abolished”. Their view was shared by Neviaser, who argued that “the misnomer ‘frozen shoul...

UNLABELLED Frozen shoulder or adhesive capsulitis describes the common shoulder condition characterized by painful and limited active and passive range of motion. The etiology of frozen shoulder remains unclear; however, patients typically demonstrate a characteristic history, clinical presentation, and recovery. A classification schema is described, in which primary frozen shoulder and idiopat...

BACKGROUND Adhesive capsulitis is a common, painful, and disabling condition that has been managed with corticosteroid injections for over 50 years. There is debate over the use of single or multiple injections, but no systematic review has investigated the effects of administering multiple injections. AIM To assess the efficacy of treating adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder with multiple co...