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Stiffness In Shoulder And Fingers. Done Physiotherapy But No Improvement. Treatment?

hi;my question is before some months diagnosed by mixed connective tissue disease ,and take the treatment, now i complain from stifness in the left shoulder joint and can not move freely with swelling and stifness of finger in the same hand also the right shulder staring the same stifness.two month starting physiotherapy but not improved.what is the treatment?
Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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If physiotherapy is not showing any improvements then I would recommend you to show it to orthopedic surgeon and get MRI of the shoulder. It can be a friends shoulder and treatment options are manipulation under anesthesia or arthroscopic release.
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Stiffness In Shoulder And Fingers. Done Physiotherapy But No Improvement. Treatment?

If physiotherapy is not showing any improvements then I would recommend you to show it to orthopedic surgeon and get MRI of the shoulder. It can be a friends shoulder and treatment options are manipulation under anesthesia or arthroscopic release.