To compare the effectiveness of hold-relax pnf stretching and passive stretching in improving rom and decreasing shoulder pain and disability score in patients with adhesive capsulitis
Background – Adhesive capsulitis is also named peri-arthritis or frozen shoulder. It is primarily the inflammation and adhesions in the capsule which causes restricted glenohumeral joint mobility and pain with idiopathic cause. This leads to various functional limitations/disabilities. Various physical therapy interventions, including different stretching techniques like hold-relax PNF stretching and passive stretching were used to treat adhesive capsulitis.