1.Get Diagnosed

2. Use a Comprehensive Frozen Shoulder Program

You want to find a program that includes: Strengthening, Stretching, Range of Motion work, and Soft Tissue work to eliminate adhesions and knots which are restricting your movement.

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A solid frozen shoulder treatment plan will not only get rid of your frozen shoulder but keep it from coming back. Frozen shoulder does come back. I just had an email exchange with a new client and it was the 3 time that she had frozen shoulder (in the same shoulder everytime).

When I started asking her questions about the program that she had used prior to becoming one of my clients I discovered that she had never done any soft tissue work for her shoulder and had only done a little bit of strengthening. Her program mostly consisted of stretching. If you’re a regular reader of my blog then you know that stretching is not enough to get rid of frozen shoulder.

Most people don’t know a lot about the soft tissue part of treatment. Go here to see my 90 seconds to frozen shoulder pain relief where I show you exactly how to put soft tissue work to work for you.

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.

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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.

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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.

Frozen shoulder pain can be debilitating. In this article we’re going to look at what causes frozen shoulder, how you would get diagnosed with frozen shoulder, and what your options are if you have pain from frozen shoulder.

First, what is frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder is acutally nothing more than chronic shoulder stiffness. Anatomically the stiffness is between the humerus (upper arm bone) and scapule (shoulder blade). Frozen shoulders can come on after a period of disuse of the arm. A frozen shoulder can also come on for no apparent reason at all. Frozen shoulders can be particularly severe in individuals with diabetes.

According to the University of Washington Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine there are three different areas that used to diagnose frozen shoulder:

A. History

1. Functionally significant restriction of shoulder motion

2. Absence of history of previous major shoulder injury or surgery

B. Physical examination

1. Limited glenohumeral motion in all directions

C. Radiographs

1. No changes in cartilaginous joint space

2. Absence of pathological changes other than osteopenia

If you have frozen shoulder then you have a couple different options in regard how to get rid of it. You can get surgery. This is neccessary in about 20% of cases. That means that 80% of the time your don’t need surgery to get rid of frozen shoulder. So what do you do instead of surgery? There are different exercises you can do and specific techniques that you can use to loosen up your shoulder joint. While this may sound complicated, if you have proper guidance, it is pretty simple and can be done in your own home (Note: Here is where you can find a video showing you a simple way to get instant relief from your frozen shoulder pain).

To wrap things up. Frozen Shoulder is another way of describing chronic stiffness of the shoulder. There are specific criteria in regards to your medical history, shoulder movement, and radiograph findings that if met would give you the official ‘frozen shoulder’ diagnosis. You don’t always need surgery to get rid of frozen shoulder, instead you can use exercises and soft tissue (i.e. massage techniques) to stop pain and gain motion back in your shoulder.