Frozen Shoulder Treatment and Exercise Blog

The actual cause of frozen shoulder it not fully known. This is probably because people get frozen shoulder for so many different reasons. But by and far the number one way that I have seen people get frozen shoulder is when they stop moving shoulder for an extended peroid of time.

Common reasons for doing this are because your should is in a sling, perhaps you have injured your shoulder, or you might be recovering from surgery. When you stop moving your shoulder joint, things called adhesions form and prevent your from moving your shoulder through a normal range of motion. So it is sort of a self fulfilling prophecy. Stop moving your shoulder and adhesions form so that you can’t move your shoulder.

Watch the video below to learn more and hear my entire answer.

The frozen shoulder question of the day is: Can I prevent my shoulders from getting frozen?

The good news is that the answer is YES! Watch the video below to see what you need to focus on doing to prevent frozen shoulder from happening. This is also really important if you had frozen shoulder, got rid of it, and now you are worried that it might come back again.

Here’s a quick recap of the 3 things you need to do to prevent frozen shoulder

1. Keep Your Shoulders Strong
2. Specific and Proper Stretching Routines
3. Proper Range of Motion Activities

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Treatment of frozen shoulder is commonly utilized to alleviate pain and symptoms and restore mobility in the arm  that it is affecting. It is usually a lengthy condition that has a time span from start to finish of about 2 1/2 years. Mainly doctors concentrate on treating it, because there is no cure for frozen shoulder indefinitely. However, certain treatments can relieve the patient in such a high-standard that they do not experience symptoms and feel like they have conquered their frozen shoulder with a cure. Most people are unaware that frozen shoulder surgery is not their only option of treatment, and that often surgery hinders and results in a longer recovery for what may have been already be relieved.

There is a large assortment of treatments that are commonly recommended for frozen shoulder. They are all dependent on the severity of the condition, the preference of the patient, and the recommendations of the doctor. However, they are more effective when combined in most situations. The first treatment a physician will refer is that the individual begin anti-inflammatory medications to see if it will lessen the pain. When the pain level is higher the doctor may give steroidal injections or prescribe oral steroids to help with the stiff shoulder that frozen shoulder is known for. Also most medical professionals will encourage the patient to get physical therapy and to exercise in the comfort of home using gentle stretching exercises.

Often treating physicians try to avoid surgeries for frozen shoulder, because surgeries can worsen the condition as well as expose the individual to many unnecessary risks and recovery. With the majority of options available to the frozen shoulder syndrome sufferer, surgery should be decided upon only in the worst of situations. There are efficient and effective treatments for adhesive capsulitis that work just as well if not better than frozen shoulder surgery. Recovery is imminent from this syndrome,however it is the endurance that makes people resort to evasive surgeries for immediate relief. It should be understood that this type of surgery does not supply complete resolve of the problematic ailment. It takes months to recover from surgery, and often it can be a detriment in what would have already subsided.

Most times frozen shoulder surgery is rarely recommended, and only in the most crucial situations does a doctor perform surgery for the condition. This is because adhesive capsulitis can be treated thoroughly will less evasive techniques and methods and there is no guarantee that the surgery will improve or cure the ailment.  The most successful techniques used to treat frozen shoulder are not commonly surgical procedures, and a very good physician will tell you this in all honesty. He or she will also explain all of the options that you have in regards to frozen shoulder treatment, and they will inform, educate, and provide you with the essential options that are best for your unique circumstances. So if you have been diagnosed with frozen shoulder you can discuss all of these elements with the physician who is directly treating you.