2024 Volume 49 Issue 1 Pages 73-74
Background: Factors associated with improvement of the activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with a frozen shoulder have not yet been identified. Therefore, we conducted this study to explore these factors.
Study Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted in 199 patients who had been diagnosed as having a frozen shoulder at any of the hospitals of our group. Using “Shoulder 36,” a patient-based evaluation tool, we evaluated the improvement in the ADL, and performed multiple logistic regression analysis to identify factors that were significantly associated with the improvement of the ADL.
Results: The analysis identified improvement in the range of motion as a factor that was significantly associated with improvement of the ADL.
Conclusion: In order to improve the ADL in patients with a frozen shoulder, improvement of the range of motion of the joint should be an important goal of intervention.
