Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

Efficacy of Platelet Rich Plasma Injections in Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

This study was done to investigate whether platelet rich plasma(PRP) injections are effective in the management of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder(AC).Patients were randomized to 2 groups, and one group took PRP injections for 3 times every two weeks, while the other group took saline injections in same frequency and volume. A standardized exercise programme was also applied to all patients.

Patients were then evaluated with Shoulder Pain and Disability Index(SPADI), Visual analogous scales for pain and disability, Ranges of Movements and use of analgesics in before, after and 3rd month of the therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being over 18 years old and having a shoulder pain with restriction for 3 months at least, and 9 months at most(Pain VAS being >40 mm, and loss of ROM for affected side more than %25 of unaffected side).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects were excluded if they had uncontrolled diabetes, active inflammatory diseases, ongoing pregnancy, severe anemia, psychiatric diseases that may affect compliance or cancer. Patients who had a history of trauma, recent injection therapies(<3 months), surgery or allergy to local anaesthetics, or signs of complex regional pain syndrome, local infections or use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs throughout the study were also excluded.