Yoga and naturopathy intervention in the management of periarthritis shoulder-a case report

Background: Periarthritis shoulder is a common painful musculoskeletal condition. Its prevalence is 2 to 5% in the general population and more common among people with diabetes.The condition usually occurs in three stages and the cause can either be idiopathic (primary) or occurring secondary to any other conditions like fracture , prolonged immobilization etc..We report the case of 66 year old female with the complaint of shoulder pain. On the basis of clinical examination the case was diagnosed as periarthritis shoulder. Methods: Yoga and Naturopathy intervention was given for 15 days in outpatient ward. After the intervention the pain gradually decreased and the range of motion gradually improved. Result: The VAS Scale and SPADI Index showed improvement in scores. No adverse effects were observed during the treatment. Conclusion: Yoga and naturopathy have been shown to decrease the pain and improve the range of motion. Hence this study can be done with large sample size in future with longer duration of course of treatment.