TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrotherapy modalities for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
AU - Page, Matthew
AU - Green, Sally Elizabeth
AU - Kramer, Sharon Flora
AU - Johnston, Renea
AU - McBain, Brodwen
AU - Buchbinder, Rachelle
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background
Adhesive capsulitis (also termed frozen shoulder) is a common condition characterised by spontaneous onset of pain, progressive
restriction of movement of the shoulder and disability that restricts activities of daily living, work and leisure. Electrotherapy modalities,
which aim to reduce pain and improve function via an increase in energy (electrical, sound, light, thermal) into the body, are often
delivered as components of a physical therapy intervention. This review is one in a series of reviews which form an update of the
Cochrane review ?Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain?.
Objectives
To synthesise the available evidence regarding the benefits and harms of electrotherapy modalities, delivered alone or in combination
with other interventions, for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis.
Search methods
We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus and the ClinicalTrials.gov and World Health Organization (WHO)
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) clinical trials registries up to May 2014, unrestricted by language, and reviewed
the reference lists of review articles and retrieved trials to identify any other potentially relevant trials.
Selection criteria
We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials using a quasi-randomised method of allocation that
included adults with adhesive capsulitis and compared any electrotherapy modality to placebo, no treatment, a different electrotherapy
modality, or any other intervention. The two main questions of the review focused on whether electrotherapy modalities are effective
compared to placebo or no treatment, or if they are an effective adjunct to manual therapy or exercise (or both). The main outcomes
of interest were participant-reported pain relief of 30 or greater, overall pain, function, global assessment of treatment success, active
shoulder abduction, quality of life, and the number of participants experiencing any adverse
AB - Background
Adhesive capsulitis (also termed frozen shoulder) is a common condition characterised by spontaneous onset of pain, progressive
restriction of movement of the shoulder and disability that restricts activities of daily living, work and leisure. Electrotherapy modalities,
which aim to reduce pain and improve function via an increase in energy (electrical, sound, light, thermal) into the body, are often
delivered as components of a physical therapy intervention. This review is one in a series of reviews which form an update of the
Cochrane review ?Physiotherapy interventions for shoulder pain?.
Objectives
To synthesise the available evidence regarding the benefits and harms of electrotherapy modalities, delivered alone or in combination
with other interventions, for the treatment of adhesive capsulitis.
Search methods
We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL Plus and the ClinicalTrials.gov and World Health Organization (WHO)
International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) clinical trials registries up to May 2014, unrestricted by language, and reviewed
the reference lists of review articles and retrieved trials to identify any other potentially relevant trials.
Selection criteria
We included randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials using a quasi-randomised method of allocation that
included adults with adhesive capsulitis and compared any electrotherapy modality to placebo, no treatment, a different electrotherapy
modality, or any other intervention. The two main questions of the review focused on whether electrotherapy modalities are effective
compared to placebo or no treatment, or if they are an effective adjunct to manual therapy or exercise (or both). The main outcomes
of interest were participant-reported pain relief of 30 or greater, overall pain, function, global assessment of treatment success, active
shoulder abduction, quality of life, and the number of participants experiencing any adverse
UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011324/pdf/standard
U2 - 10.1002/14651858.CD011324
DO - 10.1002/14651858.CD011324
M3 - Article
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 118
JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
SN - 1469-493X
M1 - CD011324
ER -