Efficacy analysis of hydrostatic shoulder distention in idiopathic frozen shoulder versus intra articular steroid injection

Background: Codman was the scientist who first used the term frozen shoulder in 1934.He explained usual characteristics of steady start of pain around insertion of deltoid muscles, sleeping problems and restriction in external movement and active as well as passive elevation, but with a normal radiological appearance. Moreover no satisfactory discussion on the top appropriate procedure of disease management despite of this information of the pathology. A few learnings describe that hydrostatic distension and intra articular steroid injections lessen pain within a short period if given at the start of the disease. Objective: To find and compare the efficacy of hydrostatic shoulder distention with intra articular steroid injection in idiopathic frozen shoulder. Material and methods:  142. (71 in each group) is the total sample taken. Class a patients were injected steroid mixed with Lignocaine intraarticularly while patients in Class B were injected with some another solution. All patients of both groups were allowed for different movement exercises on instruction of a physiotherapist for some days. Patients were then asked at six weeks follow up. Result: In this study 38 years is mean age in class a while in class B mean age was 40 years.