Resident Physician
St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute
Spokane, Wash.
St. Lukes Rehabilitation Institute
Spokane, Wash.

Adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder, is a painful and disabling condition characterized by stiffness and limited range of motion (ROM) in the shoulder joint resulting from fibrosis and contracture of the joint capsule.1 Patients often experience significant pain and loss of function secondary to limited joint mobility.2 When more conservative treatments, such as physical therapy and oral