Objective: The objective was to determine the effect of chiropractic care and Applied Kinesiology (AK) techniques to provide relief and range of motion restoration of the effects of right frozen shoulder syndrome.
Clinical Features:A 30-year-old male patient presented with complaints of chronic right shoulder pain that radiated into his right upper trapezius from surfing.
Intervention and Outcomes: AK based techniques were utilised to in the areas of vertebral subluxation to help decrease the discomfort associated with the patient’s right frozen shoulder. Manual muscle testing (MMT) was also used to determine proper facilitation of reactive muscle testing. After two visits utilising Chiropractic care and AK based techniques, the patient’s shoulder pain had subsided his range of motion was restored.
Conclusions: This case report exemplifies a combination approach of care to a patient with adhesive capsulitis with a resolution of symptoms and a return to activity in a manner of 2 visits. A combination of Chiropractic care benefitted the patient by use of AK based analysis through global MMT, and also while working with chief complaints allowed the patient to return to surfing in a relatively quick manner. However, research involving one or two specific techniques would benefit to know the true potential of care involving the area of complaints.
Author keywords: Chiropractic; Applied Kinesiology; frozen shoulder; adhesive capsulitis; manual muscle testing.
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