How to Differentiate Arthritis of Shoulder vs Frozen Shoulder?

Shoulder is a unique joint which could possibly face 6 types of shoulder arthritis. Shoulder arthritis is the second most common arthritis in India after knee arthritis. A common man may find it difficult to differentiate between Frozen Shoulder and Shoulder Arthritis as they cause same problems and have lookalike symptoms initially.

Frozen Shoulder is a self-limiting condition and has 3 stages. First is Freezing, lasting between 3 to 9 months; second is shoulder freezing, which lasts between 2 to 3 years and third is thawing stage which lasts for 1 - 2 years.

Watch the video here as Dr Raman kant Aggrawal, leading expert in Shoulder & Sports Injury in Northern India explains different stages of Shoulder Arthritis, Frozen Shoulder and how to deal with them.