BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is a common presenting concern in an outpatient department which can cause significant disability to work.Primary adhesive capsulitis is reported to affect 2–5.3 % while secondary adhesive capsulitis affects 4.3–38 % of the general population.

AIM AND OBJECTS: To study the prevalence of adhesive capsulitis of shoulderin patients with shoulder pain in Manipur population.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:A cross–sectional study conducted on 734 patients with intrinsic shoulder complaints attending Outpatient Department of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation, Regional Institute Of Medical Sciences, Imphal from November 2016 to October 2017.

RESULTS:The mean age of study population was 50.88 ±14.50 years out of which adhesive capsulitis was diagnosed in 45.8 % with female predominance of 52.4% and peak group affection of 50–59 year.

CONCLUSION: There is a high prevalence of adhesive capsulitis in Manipur population which may require some attention regarding better and effective preventive and management methods.