Frozen Shoulder. Present and Future

Part 1: What is a Frozen Shoulder?
1. A patient story living with a frozen shoulder
2. Living with a frozen shoulder
3. Pathophysiology
4. Risk factors for frozen shoulder
5. Definition of a frozen shoulder

Part 2: Diagnosis
6. Epidemiology
7. Clinical assessment
8. Differential diagnosis
9. Imaging in frozen shoulder
10. Prognosis of frozen shoulder

Part 3: Management of Frozen Shoulder
11. Pharmacotherapeutic options
12. Physiotherapeutic management
13. Surgical indications, options, and techniques
14. Other treatment options
15. Post-operative physiotherapy management

Part 4: Future perspectives
16. The role of the central nervous system
17. The use of telemedicine
18. The effect of lifestyle (nutrition, sleep, psychosocial…) on shoulder pain
19. The inclusion of Yoga and Tai Chi in the management of frozen shoulder
20. Novel insights in pharmacotherapeutics

Part 5: Case presentations
21. Case presentation 1 - General practitioner
22. Case presentation 2 - physiotherapy
23. Case presentation 3 - physiotherapy
24. Case presentation 4 - orthopedic surgery
25. Case presentation 5 - orthopedic surgery

Frozen Shoulder: Present and Future provides insights into one of the most mysterious diseases of the human body, frozen shoulder, a condition characterized by severe shoulder pain and functional restriction of shoulder motion. About 4% of the general population develops a frozen shoulder, with numbers rising to 59% in patients with diabetes mellitus. It curiously only develops between the age of 40 and 60 years, affects more women than men, and seems to be more common in patients with sedentary jobs. Disease duration varies between 1 and 3 years and consequently has a large impact on health and economic well-being.

• Presents evidence-based treatment of frozen shoulder
• Includes a section on future perspectives and ongoing research
• Written by international renowned experts

Edited by Filip Struyf, PhD, Professor, Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, University of Antwerp, Belgium