Check out the results following a dry needling session. The wonderful woman in this video had adhesive capsulitis for more than 8 months. She was going through weekly sessions where therapists aggressively stretched her arm to help improve her range of motion. Dy needling is not the ONLY ANSWER, but it can definitely help speed up recovery.
Muscles Treated:
Upper Trapezius, infraspinatus, subscapularis, latissimus dorsi, deltoid
Derek Clewley, Timothy W. Flynn, Shane Koppenhaver. Trigger point dry needling as an adjunct treatment for a patient with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder.
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Feb; 44(2): 92–101. Published online 2013 Nov 21. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2014.4915