BACKGROUND: Frozen Shoulder is a heaviness of the shoulder capsule around the glen humoral shoulder joint. It is usually a result of the swelling, scaring, compress of the connective tissue surrounding the shoulder joint capsule. People of 40 to 80 years old are more likely to develop frozen shoulder. Approximately 2 to 5% amidst general population and 10 to 15% of the population with diabetes were affected by rozen shoulder. OBJECTIVES: Foremost to determine the efficacy of Stretching and Strengthening exercises and to associate of range of motion with their selected sociodemographic variables among Frozen Shoulder patients. METHODOLOGY: Randomized controlled trial was adopted for this study. 30 patients (15 in each experimental group and control group respectively) were allocated by consecutive sampling technique. The study was conducted in Physiotherapy OPD, Orthopaedics OPD, Orthopaedics Ward of Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Pradyumna Bal Memorial Hospital, Bhubaneswar. The tools used for data collection were Socio-demographic, Oxford Shoulder Score and Goniometer Range. Pre-test was conducted to assess Range of Motion in Frozen Shoulder Patients. Stretching and strengthening exercises was administered 10 to 15minutes/10 repetitions for 2 times per day for 3 weeks. After 3weeks of intervention, post test was conducted and collected data was analysed. RESULT: 40% of participants in experimental group belonged to 51 to 60 years of age, while in control group 46.7% belonged to 40 to 50 years of age. Majority 60% in the experimental group were male and 73.3% had graduation. 66.7% in control group were male and 46.7% were graduated and above. 33.3% of participants in experimental group worked in public sector, while in control group 53.3% worked in private sector. 86.7% of frozen shoulder patients in experimental group and 93.3% had affected right shoulder. 80% were non-vegetarian. 83.3% had an affected right side shoulder belong to control group. 73.3% of participants in the experimental group and 80% in control group were affected since 0 to 6months. The mean BMI of experimental group was 23.92 +/- 1.97 kg/m2 while the mean BMI of frozen shoulder patients in control group was 23.13 +/- 2.14 kg/m2. The difference between pre-test and post-test mean scores was statistically significant (p < 0.001) in experimental group. Better performance was noted in this group. Findings depict that pre-test and post-test mean score and SD of Shoulder score 12.0 +/- 2.0 in experimental group and 0.5 +/- 1.1 in control group and pre-test and post-test mean scores and SD of Range of motion 6.1 +/- 1.9 in experimental group and 1.2 +/- 1.8 in control group respectively with difference of pre-test and post-test mean score and SD was considered to be statistically significant at p < 0.001 level. CONCLUSION: The study conveys stretching and strengthening exercises performed for three weeks, improved Range of Motion (ROM) of shoulder joints among Frozen Shoulder patients. It has been originating that there is a significant development in the Range of Motion among frozen shoulder patients in experimental group as compared to control group.

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