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Efficacy of Combination Therapy vs Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Frozen Shoulder

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January 2025

Efficacy of Combination Therapy vs Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Frozen Shoulder

Vol: 307| Issue: 1| Number:64| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of Combination Therapy (Hydrodilatation and Subdeltoid Bursa Injection With Corticosteroid, Mobilization, and Physical Therapy) vs Physical Therapy Alone for Treating Frozen Shoulder: A Randomized Single-Blind Controlled Trial, Phase I.

Arch Phys Med Rehabil . 2024 Apr;105(4):631-638.

Contributing Authors:
YH Huang YC Kuo LF Hsieh CM Tsai YF Liu TL Hsieh

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Seventy patients with frozen shoulder in the freezing stage were randomized to receive either combination therapy (hydrodilatation, corticosteroid injections, mobilization, and physical therapy; n=35) or physical therapy alone (n=35) for eight weeks. The primary outcome was the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI). Secondary outcomes included pain (VAS), range of motion (ROM), the Shoulder D...

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