Skip to main content

Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Pearsall, AW; Speer, KP
Published in: Med Sci Sports Exerc
April 1998

The term "frozen shoulder" has been used to describe an array of clinical conditions. The authors consider a patient as meeting the criteria of primary or secondary frozen shoulder syndrome if he/she has a clinical history of worsening painful shoulder motion loss of at least 1 month duration and a physical examination documenting painful restricted shoulder motion. In the evaluation of the patient with suspected FSS, initial screening shoulder radiographs are required to exclude other conditions. The physical examination of the frozen shoulder patient should include observation, cervical examination, assessment of range of motion, and the use of provocative testing. The treatment of the patient with FSS should include preventative education, various medications including NSAIDS and oral corticosteroids, physical therapy, and finally, for the patient with refractory symptoms, surgical intervention. For those patients necessitating surgical intervention, the authors recommend a selective arthroscopic capsular release.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Med Sci Sports Exerc

DOI

ISSN

0195-9131

Publication Date

April 1998

Volume

30

Issue

4 Suppl

Start / End Page

S33 / S39

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syndrome
  • Sport Sciences
  • Shoulder Joint
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Radiography
  • Primary Health Care
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Physical Examination
  • Pain Management
  • Pain
 

Citation

APA
Chicago
ICMJE
MLA
NLM
Pearsall, A. W., & Speer, K. P. (1998). Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting. Med Sci Sports Exerc, 30(4 Suppl), S33–S39. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199804001-00006
Pearsall, A. W., and K. P. Speer. “Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting.Med Sci Sports Exerc 30, no. 4 Suppl (April 1998): S33–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-199804001-00006.
Pearsall AW, Speer KP. Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1998 Apr;30(4 Suppl):S33–9.
Pearsall, A. W., and K. P. Speer. “Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting.Med Sci Sports Exerc, vol. 30, no. 4 Suppl, Apr. 1998, pp. S33–39. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00005768-199804001-00006.
Pearsall AW, Speer KP. Frozen shoulder syndrome: diagnostic and treatment strategies in the primary care setting. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1998 Apr;30(4 Suppl):S33–S39.

Published In

Med Sci Sports Exerc

DOI

ISSN

0195-9131

Publication Date

April 1998

Volume

30

Issue

4 Suppl

Start / End Page

S33 / S39

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Syndrome
  • Sport Sciences
  • Shoulder Joint
  • Range of Motion, Articular
  • Radiography
  • Primary Health Care
  • Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Physical Examination
  • Pain Management
  • Pain