Frozen shoulder

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The medical name for frozen shoulder is adhesive capsulitis. It is a condition that affects your ability to move your shoulder around. There is stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint, which reduces normal movement in this area.

Frozen shoulder usually only affects one shoulder, although in approximately one in five cases the condition spreads to the other shoulder. The condition is uncommon in young people. Most cases occur in people between the ages of 40 and 60.

Frozen shoulder is not the same as arthritis and other joints are not affected.

Recovery can be slow and symptoms usually last for two to three years, although for some people it is much faster than this.

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