Frozen shoulders are somewhat of a clinical enigma
We don't necessarily understand their cause and have yet to find a great treatment that speeds up their natural history significantly.
A recent study in the Lancet compared PT, arthroscopic release, and manipulation under anesthesia...
The winner was.....
None of them! No intervention arm was able to show superiority. There were some differences in adverse events and cost effectiveness.
So what do we do with people we see with frozen shoulder?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I88uzfD8Y4s&feature=youtu.be
