BACKGROUND To evaluate retrospectively the results of radiotherapy for periarthritis of the shoulder METHODS In 1983-2004, 141 patients were treated, all had attended at least one follow-up examination. 19% had had pain for several weeks, 66% for months and 14% for years. Shoulder motility was impaired in 137/140 patients. Nearly all patients had taken oral analgesics, 81% had undergone physi...

OBJECTIVE To investigate therapeutic effects of balance acupuncture on scapulohumeral periarthritis (SP)and the mechanisms. METHODS Thirty male New Zealand rabbits were randomly divided into a blank group (group B), a model group (group M) and a balance acupuncture group (group BA) with 10 rabbits in each group. SP model was established by using persistent mechanical strain and ice compress. ...

Background: Periarthritis or Adhesive shoulder occurs among 7-21% of the population, which was characterized by traumatic stiff shoulders in both active and passive range of actions. The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy between Muscle energy technique (MET) and Mobilization technique (MT) coupled with ultrasound therapy in reduction of pain and increasing functional ability of subje...

The rotator cuff consists of four muscles. These are the subscapularis, the supraspinatus, the infraspinatus and the teres minor muscles. These muscles end in short, flat, broad tendons which fuse intimately with the fibrous capsule to form the musculotendinous cuff. This fusion occurs approximately 1⁄2 to inch from the point of the insertion of the tendons into the humerus. The subscapularis m...

Paraarticular calcifications are frequently seen around the shoulders and greater trochanters of the hips. However, calcific deposits in other sites are infrequently recognized or described. Calcific pcriarthritis of the hand, an unusual site of involvement, is often overlooked and underdiagnosed. In 1938 Sandstrom (1) reported that of 329 sites of calcareous deposit, only 8 involved the hand (...

Two groups, one of 824 adult diabetics and one of 320 age and sex matched non-diabetics, were examined for abnormal glucose metabolism and calcifications on anteroposterior shoulder x rays. Two hundred and sixty two (31.8%) of the diabetics had shoulder calcification compared with 33 (10.3%) of the control group, with a preponderant localisation in the right shoulder. Diabetes of long duration ...