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What are possible causes of pain and frozen shoulder?
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Causes are unknown: No one knows what causes frozen shoulder, aka adhesive capsulitis. There are well defined demographic associations, such as it is more common in women, in middle-aged patients, sedentary patients, diabetics, patients with hypothyroidism, etc. You might want to watch this video: http://youtu.Be/h-umxi8yi0e.
Answered 12/9/2013
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Most common: Cause is idiopathic= we don't know why. Others are trauma and post operative. There is an association between diabetes and frozen shoulder.
Answered 9/21/2013
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