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Natural history

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  • the natural history of frozen shoulder is for spontaneous resolution within 2-4 years - however resolution may not be complete
  • study evidence has revealed that 5-10 years following development of a frozen shoulder (1)
    • 39% of patients had full recovery
    • 54% of patients had clinical limitation without functional disability
    • 7% had functional limitation
  • another study carried out on 61 patients revealed that 50% had some level of functional limitations or pain 7 years after onset of the disease (1)

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