Shockwave therapy may ease frozen shoulder pain, but lasting benefits remain uncertain
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy probably reduces short-term pain linked to frozen shoulder, while manipulation under anesthesia—with or without steroid injections—probably improves short-term flexion (raising the arm forward and overhead) compared with usual care, finds a review of the latest trial evidence published by The BMJ.
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