Open AccessMANAGEMENT OF ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS OF SHOULDER JOINT BY SINGLE PLATELET RICH PLASMA INJECTION
Author(s) -
Himanshu Suman,
Puneet Kumar Acharya,
Satheesh Krishna,
Yash Paul Sharma,
Oaj Dosaj
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of medical and biomedical studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2589-8698
pISSN - 2589-868X
DOI - 10.32553/ijmbs.v5i3.1826
Subject(s) - capsulitis , medicine , platelet rich plasma , adverse effect , physical therapy , shoulder joint , pain score , surgery , range of motion , platelet
Adhesive capsulitis is a painful impairment characterized by the restriction of movement of shoulder due to the adhesions across the glenohumeral joint, injection of platelet-rich plasma is effective treatment to reduce the pain and restore the movement of shoulder.
Aim: To assess the effectiveness single PRP injection in management of adhesive capsulitis.
Material and Methods: This study enrolled 12 patients experiencing the shoulder pain for at least 3 months and attending our medical college hospital. Patients with adhesive capsulitis were given a single injection of PRP (4 ml) and followed up for 12 weeks, VAS scores and Disability Index scores were recorded and compared with the baseline scores.
Result: In present study majority of patients were females with mean duration of symptoms was 3 months. Post PRP treatment all the patients have shown significant improvement on pains VAS score, movement VAS score on 2nd, 6th, and 12th weeks follow up.
Conclusion: Present studies conclude that the AC is more prevalent among females which can be treated effectively with PRP technique. PRP as is a simple, safe and cost-effective management of AC without any adverse effects.
Keywords: Adhesive Capsulitis, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Corticosteroid, Intra-articular