The Language of Impairment in a Frozen Shoulder

Frozen shoulder is an enigma characterized by uncertainty, pain, stiffness and disability. It is difficult for patients and clinicians to know how best to manage the symptoms, and what is the likely prognosis. In today’s episode, you’ll hear ideas from Professor Jeremy Lewis about how you might approach assessing a painful and stiff shoulder, and how you might talk with patients to make a decision together about the best way forward.

Find Part 2 of the chat with Jeremy—all about treating frozen shoulder—here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-68-frozen-shoulder-and-how-to-treat-it-with-prof/id1522929437?i=1000550291168 or https://open.spotify.com/episode/2mDypUMV2BNEypGe52wsIs.

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RESOURCES

Framework for assessing and managing frozen shoulder: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25107826/

Effectiveness of non-surgical interventions: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31233183/

UK FROST trial: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33010843/

Prof Lewis’ book, The Shoulder: Theory & Practice, is available from https://www.handspringpublishing.com/product/the-shoulder-theory-and-practice/