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- Title
Effectiveness of Prolotherapy Combined with Physical Therapy Versus Physical Therapy Only for Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report.
- Authors
Sam, Nuralam; Yusuf, Irawan; Idris, Irfan; Adnan, Endy; Haryadi, Ratna Darjanti; Hamid, Firdaus; Usman, Muhammad Andry; Johan, Muhammad Phetrus; Zainuddin, Andi Alfian; Bukhari, Agussalim
- Abstract
Objective: Unknown etiology Background: Frozen shoulder (FS) is a common conditions that causes significant morbidity. It is characterized by restriction of both active and passive shoulder motion (ROM) of the glenohumeral joint. The etiology, pathology, and most efficacious treatments are unclear. The purpose of FS treatment is complete elimination of pain and recovery of shoulder joint function. Prolotherapy injects certain compounds into articular spaces, ligaments, and/or tendons to relieve pain and disability around joint spaces and to stimulate a proliferation cascade to enhance tissue repair and strength. This case report aims to describe functional outcome changes in 2 patients with FS, comparing prolotherapy combined with physical therapy vs physical therapy only. Case Reports: We report the cases of 2 patients with confirmed FS. Patient A was 66-year-old man with chief concern of right shoulder pain and limited ROM in the past 3 months, which disrupted daily life, with a visual analog scale (VAS) of 6 out of 10. Patient B was 65-year-old man with chief concern of right shoulder pain and limited ROM in the past 2 months. The symptoms affected his general quality of life, with a VAS of 5 out of 10. Patient A underwent prolotherapy combined with physical therapy and had significantly improved ROM after 2 weeks, with relieved pain and improved shoulder function. Patient B underwent physical therapy only and showed similar ROM and no significant pain improvement. Conclusions: Initial treatment with prolotherapy combined with physical therapy for patients with frozen shoulder achieved fast improvement of active and passive ROM, significantly decreased pain, and improved quality of life compared to physical therapy intervention only.
- Subjects
PHYSICAL therapy; PROLOTHERAPY; SHOULDER joint; GLENOHUMERAL joint; SHOULDER pain
- Publication
American Journal of Case Reports, 2022, Vol 23, p1
- ISSN
1941-5923
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12659/AJCR.936995