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Chronic Joint Inflammation

Frozen joint syndrome, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a painful disorder that results from the chronic inflammation, scarring, thickening and shrinkage of the capsule that surrounds the involved joint. It often occurs in the shoulders or knees. When nursing home residents do not receive proper physical therapy, including the exercise of the joints of their arms and legs, they can sometimes develop frozen joints, in which a patient's knees and/or arms contract to a fetal position. Frozen joints can also be an indication that an elderly person is being neglected and left sitting or in bed for extremely long periods of time without any movement. Frozen joint syndrome can be prevented throughphysical conditioning of the joints, including the associated muscles, tendons and ligaments. The possibility of this health problem highlights the importance of passive and, if possible, active exercise of the limbs of nursing home residents.