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A frozen shoulder is shoulder joint that is significantly limited in its range of motion in all directions. The range of motion is limited not only when the patient attempts motion, but also when the doctor attempts to move the joint fully while the patient relaxes. A frozen shoulder is also referred to as adhesive capsulitis.

Frozen shoulder is the result of scarring, thickening and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the normal shoulder joint. Any injury to the shoulder can lead to frozen shoulder, including tendinitis, bursitis, and rotator cuff injury. Frozen shoulders occur more frequently in patients with diabetes, chronic inflammatory arthritis of the shoulder, or after chest or breast surgery. Long-term immobility of the shoulder joint can put persons at risk to develop a frozen shoulder.

A frozen shoulder is suggested during examination when the shoulder range of motion is significantly limited, with either the patient or the examiner attempting the movement. Underlying diseases involving the shoulder can be diagnosed with the history, examination, blood testing, and x-ray examination of the shoulder.
If necessary, the diagnosis can be confirmed when an x-ray contrast dye is injected into the shoulder joint to demonstrate the characteristic shrunken shoulder capsule of a frozen shoulder. This x-ray test is called arthrography. The tissues of the shoulder can also be evaluated with an MRI scan.

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COMMON
SYMPTOM
Scarring, thickening and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the normal shoulder joint, when the shoulder range of motion is significantly limited.

FROZEN SHOULDER
DOT COM
Frozen Shoulder is a site that is dedicated to offering information on treatment and options for patients with Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder). Everything we suggest or discuss as an option will be only after taking several things into account. This first is to acknowledge that there are no easy options for patients with Frozen Shoulder. Since this site was first started ten years ago there have been many resources developed for patients with Adhesive Capsulitis of Shoulder. The most important has been support groups for individuals and couples who are going through this condition.
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