Table 4.

Frequency of adverse reactions to treatment for painful stiff shoulder. Values are number of occurrences unless indicated otherwise

	Patients treated with injection (n=57)*	Patients treated with physiotherapy (n=57)†
No of patients having any adverse reaction	30 (53%)	32 (56%)
Pain after treatment:
Lasting ⩽1 day	9	17
Lasting >2 days	16	13
Facial flushing	9	1
Irregular menstrual bleeding	6‡	0
Fever reported by patient	4	1
Skin irritation	1	2
Other reaction	6§	4¶

^*Includes 52 patients treated according to protocol and 5 patients treated with both interventions. 

^†Includes 56 patients treated according to protocol and one patient treated with both interventions. 

^‡Two of these women were postmenopausal. 

^§Reactions included sweating, fatigue, dry mouth, dizziness, and headache. 

^¶Reactions included slight swelling, tingling, and radiating pain.