Assessment of pain severity, functional limitation and quality of life in adhesive capsulitis

Adhesive capsulitis is a clinical condition that starts with pain and gradually affects the movement of the shoulder joint in all directions, affecting the quality of life negatively. The activity limitation that it causes may vary according to the side and the patient characteristics involved. The aim of this study is to evaluate the severity of pain, functional limitation and quality of life in primary adhesive capsulitis and to make comparisons according to the involved side. 60 patients in toplam were involved in the study between June 2019 and November 2019 at the private clinic RTM in Istanbul, among them were people between the ages of 26-71, comprising 36 women, 24 men, 34 having dominant side involvement and 26 with a non-dominant side involvement with an age average of 47.6. The socio demographic data of the participants were recorded before the evaluations. In our study, 'Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (OADI), was used to evaluate the pain and limitations of individuals, Arm Shoulder and Hand Problems Questionnaire (DASH) was used to evaluate the degree of difficulty in arm and shoulder. Scale (SF36) was used to evaluate the life quality. The range of motion of the shoulder joints was evaluated by goniometric measurement method. As a result the pain, functional limitation and the quality of life of the participants affected by the dominant side were not found significant when compared with those who were affected by the non-dominant side. Keywords: Adhesive Capsulitis, Pain Severity, Functional Restriction, Quality of Life.