Figures & data
Table 1 Natural history of frozen shoulder
Figure 1 Stretching exercise of the inferior glenohumeral capsule.
Notes: (A) The patient is in a seated postion, and the elbow and forearm are placed on a table. (B) The body slides away from the table, while the contralateral hand stabilizes the shoulder and produces a downward force.
Figure 2 Stretching exercise of the anterior glenohumeral capsule.
Notes: (A) The patient is in a standing position with the elbow in 90 degrees of flexion and 0 degrees of abduction. The ventral forearm is placed against a doorframe. (B) Now the patient slowly turns their body away from the doorframe, producing an external rotation force.
Figure 3 Stretching exercise of the posterior glenohumeral capsule.
Notes: (A) The patient is in the lateral decubitus position. The arm is in 90 degrees of forward flexion and the elbow in 90 degrees of flexion. (B) The contralateral hand grasps the wrist of the affected arm and gently produces an internal rotation force.
