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Restore Shoulder Mobility with Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization
Patients from Orange, TX are seen at our Port Arthur office. A minimally invasive treatment for frozen shoulder that reduces inflammation, relieves pain, and improves range of motion without surgery.
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Joint Pain Relief
Patients from Orange, TX are seen at our Port Arthur office. A minimally invasive treatment for frozen shoulder that reduces inflammation, relieves pain, and improves range of motion without surgery.
Book Your Appointment Today
Patients from Orange, TX are seen at our Port Arthur office located at 3300 Jimmy Johnson Blvd, Suite #130, 20 miles away.
What Is Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization?
Adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder, is a condition where the shoulder capsule becomes thickened and inflamed, causing pain and stiffness. Adhesive capsulitis embolization (ACE) is a minimally invasive procedure that targets abnormal blood vessels in the inflamed shoulder capsule. By blocking these vessels with microscopic embolic particles, the procedure reduces inflammation and pain, allowing patients to regain mobility. This innovative treatment offers an alternative to lengthy physical therapy, steroid injections, or surgery.
What Is Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization?
Adhesive capsulitis, commonly known as frozen shoulder, is a condition where the shoulder capsule becomes thickened and inflamed, causing pain and stiffness. Adhesive capsulitis embolization (ACE) is a minimally invasive procedure that targets abnormal blood vessels in the inflamed shoulder capsule. By blocking these vessels with microscopic embolic particles, the procedure reduces inflammation and pain, allowing patients to regain mobility. This innovative treatment offers an alternative to lengthy physical therapy, steroid injections, or surgery.
Who It's For
Who Can Benefit from Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization?
Frozen shoulder can significantly limit your ability to perform daily tasks such as dressing, reaching, and sleeping comfortably. Patients who have not found relief with conservative treatments may be candidates for this advanced procedure.
Individuals with Frozen Shoulder
If you have limited range of motion in your shoulder and difficulty with everyday movements, ACE may help by reducing the inflammation that causes the shoulder capsule to tighten.
Patients with Nighttime Shoulder Pain
Frozen shoulder often causes significant discomfort at night, making it difficult to sleep. ACE can help reduce pain and improve sleep quality by addressing inflammation at its source.
Individuals Seeking Non-Surgical Options
Many patients prefer to avoid shoulder surgery and its lengthy recovery. ACE offers a minimally invasive alternative that focuses on reducing inflammation through targeted embolization.
Patients Who Have Not Improved with Physical Therapy
When physical therapy, anti-inflammatory medications, or injections have not provided adequate relief, ACE offers a next-step option that targets the underlying inflammatory process.
Common Symptoms
Adhesive Capsulitis Embolization for Patients with Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder progresses through three stages: freezing (painful), frozen (stiff), and thawing (recovery). This process can take 12-36 months. ACE can help accelerate recovery and reduce pain at any stage of the condition.
Difficulty moving the shoulder in any directionShoulder pain that worsens at nightPain when reaching overhead or behindStiffness that limits daily activitiesGradual onset of shoulder tightnessPain that persists despite restACE is performed by inserting a tiny catheter into an artery in the wrist or groin and advancing it to the shoulder under X-ray guidance. Microscopic particles are then injected to block the abnormal blood vessels fueling inflammation in the shoulder capsule.
The procedure is typically completed within 1-2 hours, and most patients go home the same day. Gradual improvement in pain and mobility is often noticed within the first few weeks, with continued improvement over several months.
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Are You a Candidate for ACE?
If you answer "yes" to any of these questions, you may be a candidate for this treatment.
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Do you have chronic, severe shoulder pain?
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