Context: Frozen shoulder affects 5% of the population, causing pain and stiffness lasting up to 3 years.1 The clinical question is: Is platelet-rich plasma or a corticosteroid injection better for rel..
Context: Frozen shoulder affects 5% of the population, causing pain and stiffness lasting up to 3 years.1 The clinical question is: Is platelet-rich plasma or a corticosteroid injection better for relieving pain for patients with frozen shoulder pathologies? Methods: To identify relevant research papers, Boolean searches were conducted on Google Scholar, CINAHL Ultimate, MEDLINE Ultimate, and SPORTDiscus databases from September 14th through September 25th, 2023. Key terms used were corticosteroid (CS) injection, platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection, frozen shoulder, and adhesive capsulitis. The inclusion criteria were: Articles published from 2018-2023, Randomized Control Trials comparing PRP and CS injections, studies that used visual analog scale (VAS). Each article selected summarized outcome measures (VAS scores) in a table. For statistical analyses, all studies selected used a p-value of