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Adhesive capsulitis is predominantly an idiopathic condition and is more common in patients with metabolic disorders. PS contracture can be of varying degrees of severity, depending on the pathology of the PS with which we are dealing. This condition greatly aff ects work capacity and quality of life due to the presence of pain, discomfort and limitation of daily life activities. Prolonged pain syndrome can provoke sleep disorders and depression. Disruption of normal sleep, pain and depression form a pathological closed circle and contribute to the maintenance of the pathological process in the locus morbi. The development of a comprehensive program of physical therapy for patients with adhesive capsulitis with the use of modern means of recovery, which will reduce the risk of the disease re-emerging, and will also contribute to the faster recovery of the functional capacity of the musculoskeletal system of the patients. The objective of the study. The develop and practically substantiate a comprehensive program of therapy for patients with adhesive capsulitis using physical therapy. Materials and Research Methods. The study is based on a comprehensive therapeutic approach for 36 patients diagnosed with adhesive capsulitis in the acute phase of the condition. The assessed parameters included X-ray and computed tomography results, evaluation of range of motion in the shoulder joint, joint- muscle apparatus, and analysis of pain intensity indicators. Conclusions. To improve the condition of patients and optimize the process of treatment and rehabilitation of patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder joint in the acute period, it is advisable to use with the diff erentiation of means of therapeutic intervention according to the diagnosis of the international classifi cation of functioning, optimization of physiotherapeutic means and special means of physical therapy allowed to shorten the terms of treatment and recovery of patients with adhesive capsulitis. It was determined that the best combination of means of therapeutic intervention for patients with adhesive capsulitis is the use of a complex of ideomotor exercises to create the patient’s idea of correct movement; correct positioning of the limb during sleep, everyday and professional activity; passive exercises to increase the volume of painless movements (bending, external rotation); restoration of the pattern of typical motor actions and optimization of physiotherapeutic means due to the use of shock wave and TENS therapy signifi cantly improved the eff ectiveness of their recovery in the short-term and long-term stages of the acute period of rehabilitation.