Effectiveness of Short Wave Diathermy and Acupuncture with Supervised Active Exercise for the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report

Abstract

A disabling condition causing glenohumeral pain and lack of mobility is the frozen shoulder. Frozen shoulder-related pain and reduced mobility impair the functioning of the patient, making therapeutic intervention possible. Frozen shoulder affects around 2-5 percent of the population, most commonly around fifty years of age. Females are around 58 percent more prone to get affected by this condition. Case Presentation: A 54-year-old woman was diagnosed with right frozen shoulder. She had history of painful joint with limited range of motionof glenohumeral joint for four-months. The range of motion of right shoulder was limited. Apart from medicinal treatment,physiotherapy involving short-wave diathermy, acupuncture and controlled active frozen shoulder management exercises was given. Shortwave diathermy and supervised active exercises increase the frozen shoulder resolution rate. Acupuncture has been shown to be a safe procedure with a positive impact in terms of pain relief and shoulder function recovery.