Frozen shoulder causes pain and marked stiffness in the shoulder joint with restricted movement.
Typical symptoms include shoulder pain, especially at night, progressive stiffness, and difficulty reaching overhead, behind the back, or out to the side.
Imaging helps when doctors need to rule out other causes of shoulder pain, look for associated soft tissue problems, or plan an image-guided injection.
Imaging is often used to rule out other causes of pain, and MRI or ultrasound may show related soft tissue changes in selected cases.
Treatment commonly includes physiotherapy, pain relief, injections, and time, though recovery can be slow.
This entry explains the condition. The next step is having a radiologist interpret your specific scan, not a general definition.
