FROZEN SHOULDER
IT IS THE DISEASE OF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGY WHERE GLENO HUMERAL JOINT BECOMES PAINFUL AND STIFF.
IN EARLY STAGES PAIN IS WORSE AT NIGHT AND STIFFNESS LIMITED TO ABDUCTION AND INTERNAL ROTATION OF THE SHOULDER.LATER THE PAIN IS PRESENT AT ALL THE MOVEMENTS OF THE SHOULDER ARE SEVERELY LIMITED.
THE DISEASE IS COMMONER IN DIABETICS.
TREATMENT: ITS A SELF LIMITING DISEASE LASTING FOR 6 TO 9 MONTHS,AFTER WHICH IN MOST CASES INFLAMMATION SUBSIDES ,LEAVING A STIFF BUT PAINLESS SHOULDER.TREATMENT IS BY ANALGESIC ,HOT WATER FOMENTATION ND PHYSIOTHERAPY
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