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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Adhesive Capsulitis
Sections: Key Features, Clinical Findings, Diagnosis, Treatment.
Topics Discussed: capsulitis, adhesive.
Excerpt: | |  Self-limited but very debilitating disease
Caused by acute inflammation of the capsule followed by scarring and remodeling Very painful shoulder triggered by minimal or no trauma Pain out of proportion to clinical findings during the inflammatory phase Commonly seen in patients 40- to 65-years-old More common in women than men, especially in perimenopausal women or in patients with endocrine disorders, such as diabetes mellitus or thyroid disease |
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