About Frozen Shoulder and its treatment by Dr Shekhar Srivastav, leading Arthroscopic Surgeon

FROZENSHOULDER ANDITSTREATMENT BYDR.SHEKHARSRIVASTAV

DR.SHEKHARSRIVASTAV

LEADINGARTHROSCOPIC&KNEEREPLCEMENTSURGEON

HOD-SANTPARMANANDHOSPITAL,DELHI

WHATISFROZENSHOULDER

Frozen Shoulder is the most common problem of the shoulder. It normally happens in the age of 40–50 , especially in sugar and thyroid patients. Our Shoulder joint is like a ball and socket and around it is a capsule. In Frozen shoulder, this capsule gets shrinked restricting the shoulder movement and causing pain. Initially the patient gets pain while moving the shoulder but then gradually he can also feel the pain during the rest period. Sometimes it even disturbs the sleep.

FROZENSHOULDERTREATMENT

Exercise is very important in the treatment of Frozen Shoulder. The main task is to cure the capsule which has shrunk through stretching exercises. If the problem persists, the patient is advised Physiotherapy for 3–4 weeks. Most of the frozen shoulder problems can be treated with physiotherapy. If the pain is too much or unbearable, we put injections in the shoulder. In 90% of the cases, physiotherapy, medicines and exercises cure Frozen Shoulder. Sometimes the stiffness is too much and it may persist for months together.

ARTHROSCOPYSURGERYFORFROZEN SHOULDER

In some cases, if the problem still remains, Arthroscopic surgery is done. Arthroscopy is a key hole surgery in which two small holes are made in the shoulder. From 1 hole , a camera is inserted and from the other hole, an instrument is inserted to release the shrunken capsule. So the patient gets his motion and pain also decreases. But this is reserved for only those patients who don’t improve with medications and exercises. The mainstay of the treatment remains medications and exercises.

ABOUTDRSHEKHARSRIVASTAV

Dr Shekhar Srivastav heads the Orthopedics Department and is th senior orthopedics consultant performing Joint replacement & Arthroscopic Surgeries of Knee & Shoulder Joints. He has a keen

interest in management of Knee & Shoulder problems and is one b robotic knee replacement surgeon in Delhi and North India. He ha performed thousands of Knee Replacement ( Primary, Revision & Unicondylar replacement) & Arthroscopic Surgeries ( ACL, Meniscu Cartilage surgeries). Similarly in Shoulder he’s an expert in performing Shoulder Arthroscopies ( Bankart repair, Rotator Cuff Repair) & Shoulder replacement Surgeries ( Total & Reverse Shoul Replacements). He has keen interest in following area of Orthoped