Title
Comparison between the outcomes of manipulation under anaesthesia versus intra-articular steroid injection in idiopathic adhesive capsulitis
Authors
Raju Mandal, Ashoke Kumar Chanda, Sudipta Dasgupta, Gourav Naskar & Kousik Biswas*
Affiliation
Department of Orthopaedics, Calcutta National Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal 700014, India; *Corresponding author
Raju Mandal - E-mail: drraju.mandal@gmail.com
Ashoke Kumar Chanda - E-mail: drakchanda123@gmail.com
Sudipta Dasgupta - E-mail: sdasguptaortho@gmail.com
Gourav Naskar - E-mail: gourav.774@gmail.com
Kousik Biswas - E-mail: dr.kousik.biswas.1990@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received November 15, 2025; Revised December 15, 2025; Accepted December 15, 2025, Published December 15, 2025
Abstract
One of the most common causes of shoulder pain and restricted motion is frozen shoulder, or adhesive capsulitis, characterized by a thickened, contracted joint capsule with chronic inflammatory changes. Therefore, it is of interest to compare the outcomes of manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) and intra-articular steroid injection in idiopathic adhesive capsulitis. A total of 60 patients were prospectively observed and treated at the Department of Orthopaedics, Calcutta National Medical College and Hospital, from April 2021 to September 2022. The mean time for resolution of symptoms was 11.30±0.41 weeks in the MUA group and 10.90±0.67 weeks in the steroid group, with a statistically significant difference (p=0.0073). Thus, MUA was found to be particularly effective for rapid functional restoration, providing quicker improvement in shoulder mobility and early pain relief.
Keywords
Steroid, shoulder, symptoms, manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA), frozen shoulder
Citation
Mandal et al. Bioinformation 21(12): 4409-4413 (2025)
Edited by
Neelam Goyal & Shruti Dabi
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
