Stage 2 adhesive capsulitis is described as which phase?

Stage 2 adhesive capsulitis is described as which phase?

• A. Freezing/painful; 3-9 months; loss of ROM in all directions due to pain
• B. Frozen; pain only with movement
• C. Pain at rest with full ROM
• D. Resolution of pain and ROM within weeks

Answer: (A)

In adhesive capsulitis, the phase described here is the painful, inflammatory stage often labeled as the freezing phase. The hallmark is that inflammation of the joint capsule causes significant pain that limits both active and passive motion, leading to a progressive loss of motion in all directions. This phase typically lasts about 3 to 9 months, during which the pain is the main driver of reduced ROM. Over time, the pain may lessen while stiffness remains, which marks a shift to the next stage, but the defining feature of this phase is pain-driven ROM loss across the joint. Other descriptions fit different phases: the frozen stage centers on pronounced stiffness with less pain, the pain-at-rest with full ROM scenario doesn’t align with the typical progression, and resolution within weeks would be much sooner than the usual course for adhesive capsulitis.

In adhesive capsulitis, the phase described here is the painful, inflammatory stage often labeled as the freezing phase. The hallmark is that inflammation of the joint capsule causes significant pain that limits both active and passive motion, leading to a progressive loss of motion in all directions. This phase typically lasts about 3 to 9 months, during which the pain is the main driver of reduced ROM. Over time, the pain may lessen while stiffness remains, which marks a shift to the next stage, but the defining feature of this phase is pain-driven ROM loss across the joint.

Other descriptions fit different phases: the frozen stage centers on pronounced stiffness with less pain, the pain-at-rest with full ROM scenario doesn’t align with the typical progression, and resolution within weeks would be much sooner than the usual course for adhesive capsulitis.