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Dear Dr. Rosemblaum
August 20, 2010 - 11:37pmA very interesting question. I am a physician in Switzerland and I am affected by frozen shoulder (on the left side). I also have a hypothesis about the cause and the side preference of frozen shoulder. I would be very interested in exchanging opinions.
Felix Wittlinger
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Dr. Rosemblaum - Thanks for the information, that's quite interesting! Look forward to hearing from you again. Pat
July 13, 2010 - 5:46pmHi Anonymous,
July 13, 2010 - 1:11pmSo glad you found the answer you were looking for. Let us know when you are finished with your writing. I would be interested to learn the reason.
Hi again Dr. Rosemblaum - I've searched multiple journals to see if any studies might have the information you need, and again was not able to locate this information. I did find, however, that there are a lot of bilateral cases, and one study on the history of frozen shoulder syndrome indicated that many patients start with one side affected and the other side follows. It's an old study (1975) but you may find it helpful. http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a909904996
July 3, 2010 - 5:59pmi ve got the answer i was looking about the prevalence of right or left frozen shoulder . i spoke with simon asher osteopath D O who is a specialist of frozen shoulder , his london clinic is specialised in this pathology. his answer was an incidence of 70% for left frozen shoulder . he gave me this response in 2 seconds without any hesitation. he had no reponse for the cause of this incidence .
i think that i know what is the reason , i m writing about it and i ll let you know when i ll finish
bruno rosemblaum osteopath D O
July 13, 2010 - 12:14pmtel aviv
israel
Hi Dr. Rosemblaum,
July 2, 2010 - 9:14pmI did a little digging on the American Association for Osteopathic Surgeons website (http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00071) and found this which may or may not help. It's not a specific statistic, but explains, "Frozen shoulder most commonly affects patients between the ages of 40 and 60 years, with no clear predisposition based on sex, arm dominance, or occupation." I realize it's not much, but just trying to help. Please let us know if you find the answer you're looking for, and likewise, I too will let you know if I find anything further.
ok thank you
July 2, 2010 - 11:47pmAnon - I'm not able to find readily available statistics on this. In terms of mass statistics, cases are generally categorized by the diagnostic code and name without listing the specific shoulder side.
Since more people are right-handed than left-handed, and since most frozen shoulder cases result from an injury or incident involving the use of the hand and arm as opposed to a disease basis, it would seem logical that there would be more cases involving the right shoulder than the left. Is there a specific reason why you need this information?
July 2, 2010 - 5:31pmthank you for your response but it is not enough scientific.
95% of the population is right handed and i m sure that is not the ratio of right/left frozen shoulder .
i m an osteopath trying to understand what is the very basic first cause of some pathologies including frozen shoulder .
thank you for your help
bruno rosemblaum
July 2, 2010 - 6:32pmtel aviv
israel
Hi Anonymous,
July 2, 2010 - 10:51amThanks for your posting. Can you provide more information about your question? What statistics are you looking for related to frozen shoulders? Here is a link to the Frozen Shoulder page of EmpowHer: http://www.empowher.com/condition/frozen-shoulder
Good luck and please reply as needed.