Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder): a new approach to its management.

Fifty-six shoulders in 50 patients with adhesive capsulitis were divided into 2 groups, using different treatment programs. Group A comprised 28 shoulders in 26 patients. These were treated by therapeutic heating modalities followed by therapeutic exercises and gentle rhythmic stabilization manipulation. Group B totaled 28 shoulders in 24 patients. These were treated by prolonged pulley traction accompanied by transcutaneous nerve stimulation. Group B demonstrated much greater improvement than Group A.