Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Clinical and demographic features of the cohort of patients included in the study

From: High satisfaction rate and range of motion can be expected in frozen shoulder after awake manipulation with brachial plexus block

Patient demographics	N	%
Age	110	Mean 45 (36–55)
Sex
Male	66	60
Female	44	40
AC type
Primary	85	77.3
Secondary	25	22.7
Painful shoulder
Right	56	51
Left	54	49
Contralateral AC episode
Yes	12	10.9
No	98	89.1
Associated disease
Absent	73	66
Diabetes	10	9
Thyroid disease	13	11.8
Diabetes + thyroid	3	0.03
Pain duration
< 3 months	12	10.9
3–6 months	20	18.1
6–12 months	47	42.7
> 12 months	31	28.1
Previous therapies
None	8	7.3
Tecar, laser	61	55.5
Pharmacological	61	55.5
Manual rehab	84	76.4
Pool	24	21.8
Infiltrations	52	47.3
Other	18	16.4
Previous therapy efficacy
Not performed	8	7.3
Nothing	35	31.8
Bad	33	30
Medium	31	28.2
Good	3	2.7
Psychological assessment
Depression	22	20
Post-traumatic stress	41	37
Other condition	6	5

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