Inclusion Criteria:

A patient who is suffering from shoulder pain including adhesive Capsulitis (non-surgical). Post surgical, we follow surgeon’s protocol.

Goal/Result

Week 1:

Patient should report no more pain at rest, sleeps at night after 1st visit, decreased tenderness by 50%, restore full scapular and thoracic spine mobility, and increase active pain free shoulder range of motion by 20-30%.

Week 2:

Patient is free from pain with full functional/biomechanical alignment restored.

Week 3:

Patient is independent with stretching/strengthening program without exacerbation of symptoms.

Week 4:

Patient is independent with home exercise program without exacerbation of symptoms.

Week 5:

Muscle strength is within normal limits with no symptoms and discharged from physical/occupational therapy.

Additional weeks of therapy may be necessary in certain co-existing conditions especially in case of females. Obesity, diabetes, thyroid dysfunction, early menopause/hysterectomy, thoracic kyphosis with diagnosis of osteoporosis/osteopenia, back pain/SI joint pain same side (with or without scoliosis/leg length discrepancy) and smoking.