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Each year, roughly six-million Americans see their doctor because of a shoulder problem. Patricia Baumbach [BAUM-back] is one of them. But instead of a common sprain or strain, she was diagnosed with frozen shoulder... A painful, debilitating condition.

Patricia Baumbach:

I couldn't raise my arm up because I had such pain. I couldn't, if I was sleeping, I couldn't sleep on that side, because the pain was so severe.

Narrator:

This shoulder joint disorder affects roughly two-percent of the population and up to 20-percent of diabetics.

Vijay Vad, M.D.:

It's inflammation of the shoulder capsule, or the sack that surrounds the shoulder joint. Uhm, and we're not really sure why that inflammation comes on.

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If caught early, physical therapy along with steroid injections can offer permanent relief. But for Patricia, it only provided a temporary solution.

Patricia Baumbach:

I would go and have some steroid injections and do some physical therapy and it would quiet down, and then it would flare.

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That's when her doctor suggested shoulder capsular distention. During the 20-minute out-patient procedure, doctors inject a slow, steady stream of salty saline solution directly into the shoulder capsule... Gradually increasing its size.

Patricia Baumbach:

It was not a lengthy procedure. There was no anesthesia. There was no down time in terms of going back to work.

Narrator:

Patients usually feel immediate relief... And will continue to improve during the required four-to-eight weeks of physical therapy.

Patricia Baumbach:

Within a couple of months, it probably should be back to full range of motion.

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One procedure not to be taken with a grain of salt. For WebMD, I'm Sandee LaMotte.

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