Frozen shoulder
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.In patients with frozen shoulder diagnosed by the General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University; 2.Aged from 25 to 65 years; 3.An insidious onset of pain and stiffness with a clinical reduction in range of motion, principally>50% reduction in external rotation; 4.No underlying radiologic abnormality.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.A history of shoulder surgery or trauma; 2.Other comorbid shoulder pathology, such as instability, glenohumeral arthritis, rotator cuff tears, calcific tendinopathy, acromioclavicular arthritis or shoulder instability; 3.A history of any psychiatric disorders; 4.Local corticosteroid injection or any physiotherapy intervention to the affected shoulder within the last 1 months; 5.Cerebrovascular accident affecting the shoulder; 6.Concomitant disorders, such as serious infection or systemic disease (rheumatologic, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, neurological, endocrine, etc.); 7.Histories of neurological diseases or dementia, psychiatric disorders, or inabilities to complete the testing procedures and MRI scans; 8.An unwillingness to participate in the study and patients with drug contraindications.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional brain imaging; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analogue scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Tianjin Medical University General Hospital