Frozen Shoulder Treatment

The Simple Guide For Frozen shoulder Treatment

Physical Therapy or Occupational Therapy for Frozen shoulder, The aim of these frozen shoulder treatments is to prevent any further stiffness and regain range of motion. Physical therapy or occupational therapy are commonly prescribed to treat frozen shoulder, with or without tendinitis. The therapist would use treatment approaches which do not flare your pain symptoms, would instruct you in a home exercise program, and provide self-care recommendations. In addition, if electrical stimulation is tried and found to help reduce your pain, the therapist can provide you with a TNS unit to rent or purchase, which is a portable electrical stimulator for you to have available to use as needed.

treatment of frozen shoulder with exercises

Doing Special Help exercises. Help exercises is the first way to treat frozen sholder. You may see a physical therapist who can help you learn to do them. If these exercises don’t help, you may need further medical treatment.

Shoulder Stretches. Doing stretches is often the best way to treat frozen shoulder. Stretching each day can help lessen the pain and restore shoulder flexibility. But it often takes time before you notice results. Try to be patient. To warm up, do the “pendulum.” While standing, let the hand on your frozen side dangle freely as you hold the back of a chair with your other hand. Slowly make circles and side-to-side motions with the frozen arm.

Keep Your Frozen Shoulder Warm. I know that it almost sounds too obvious but it works! Use warm or hot compresses (or buy a heating pad) and use it over your shoulder four or five times a day for fifteen minutes at a time. It also works well applied in your armpit – the warmthtravels up into the shoulder.

Sleep With An Extra Pillow. No - not for your head, but under your shoulder on the affected side. Loss of sleep at night makes it much harder to cope with pain during the day and if you roll onto the painful shoulder when asleep you will wake up in pain. Sleep on your back with the extra pillow under your sore shoulder. Try the Good N Bed Adjustable Wedge or theMediflow Waterbase Pillow - which is particularly good if you have both neck and frozen shoulder pain.

Massage Helps a Frozen Shoulder. The pain of frozen shoulder comes from the joint but the surrounding muscles can become very tired and tense. Massage can produce good short term relief of pain. A family member, a friend or professional masseur could help with this. More than one of my previous patients have written to me about the Heat Wave Thermal Massager and swear by how effective it is for them.
Use dietary supplements for frozen shoulder. Natural products like glucosamine or fish oils have been shown to ease joint pains and stiffness. Some herbal remedies have pain relieving properties. This does not work for everyone but might be worth a try for your frozen shoulder

Buy or Borrow a TENS Machine. TENS - or trans cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is a good and safe way to induce pain relief and some muscle relaxation. It works by stimulating the skin nerves and thus encourages the brain to pay less attention to the incoming pain signals from the joint. It doesn't seem to work for everyone but may be well worth a try.
Strap or support the arm from time to time. If your shoulder is in the frozen stage then support from a simple strap can be of great value. Be careful of strapping too much in the other phases of the condition. You may simply encourage the shoulder to stay stiff for longer.

Consider short Term Medication to Improve Sleep. People are naturally concerned about becoming dependent on sleeping medication - justifiably so. But for short term use there is no risk of dependency or addiction. Consider asking your doctor for a sedative medication if your frozen shoulder is stopping you from sleeping well