Adhesive capsulitis treatment
Adhesive capsulitis treatment with anti-inflammatories.
The mainstay of treatment is with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs)
and physical therapy. While this condition nearly always improves with this intervention,
it can take as long as 12 to 18 months to see improvement. The physical therapy is intense
and needs to be performed by the patient on a daily basis at home to be successful.
Adhesive capsulitis treatment with Therapy
If therapy is not successful, or if a patient is unable to tolerate therapy, a shoulder
manipulation may be performed. Under anesthesia, the shoulder may be forcibly brought
through a range of motion to release the scar tissue. Surgery to remove all the sticky
scar tissue in the joint is usually done arthroscopically. Some surgeons may use repeated
pain blocks after surgery to allow the patient to painlessly participate in physical
therapy after surgery.
Modified 3-8-04
Information compiled from the National Institutes of Health
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