Table 1.
The most common pre-surgical treatments used for the stiffness predominant phase of frozen shoulder and the reasoning behind the given choice.
| Pre-Surgical Treatments for the Stiffness Predominant Phase | |
|---|---|
| Answer Options | Count (%*) |
| None | 13 (14.9) |
| Physiotherapy | 59 (67.8) |
| Steroid Injection | 47 (54) |
| Capsular Distension | 34 (39) |
| Other (see below) | 8 |
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| Steroid injection for the painful phase (3); if chronic (>6 months), straight to surgery; allow activity of daily living in comfort zone; patient preference; supervised neglect in the majority of cases; steroid injection only for early stage.
| |
| Rational for the Above | Count (%) |
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| |
| Personal Experience/Training | 23 (26.4) |
| Published Evidence | 4 (4.6) |
| Both | 53 (61) |
| None | 7 (8) |
| Total | 87 |
| Other (see below) | 6 |
Patient preference (3); duration and severity; audit of personal results; safest treatments first.
*
Percentage calculated form the total number of participants who answered the question (87) as they were allowed to choose more than one answer.