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Adhesive Capsulitis Home Care
Home care for adhesive capsulitis includes:
  • Adhere to physical therapy program for adhesive capsulitis:
    • Helps to break up adhesions in the shoulder joint
    • Passive range of motion and muscle stretching to start
    • Slowly move to active range of motion
    • Advance to light shoulder exercises building resistance slowly
  • Apply a warm compress (or take a warm shower) to relax tight muscles:
  • Apply cold compresses after exercise:
    • Apply for 20 minutes following range of motion exercises
    • Wrap ice in a moist hand towel. Do not apply ice directly to the skin.
  • Perform shoulder range of motion exercises daily:
    • Maintain range of motion with Codman exercises Images
  • Take prescribed medications as directed.
  • Acetaminophen for pain Images
  • Ibuprofen for pain Images
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Last Updated: Oct 10, 2007  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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