| A program of adhesive capsulitis exercises can | | | | the contrary, they lead to a dependency made worse |
| significantly cut down recovery times for an illness that | | | | by side effects. Hot packs are partially effective at |
| can last up to 2 years or even more if left untreated. | | | | soothing the adhesions, but they require daily |
| Adhesive Capsulitis owes it name to the adhesions of | | | | applications and are time consuming without radically |
| the capsule membrane surrounding the rotator cuff for | | | | curing the disorder. Ultrasounds also require multiple |
| protection. The adhesions are hardened and thickened | | | | visits to the local surgery or hospital for treatment but |
| tissues of the membrane that over time restrict the | | | | they are only partially effective. |
| shoulder joint mechanics, limiting range of movement | | | | Manipulation, the breaking of the adhesions under |
| with all the implications this brings to daily life. | | | | general anesthesia by the surgeon, is very radical and |
| Initially, in the freezing phase of the disorder, | | | | effective but must be pondered with the doctor |
| movements are still possible and an Adhesive | | | | carefully and must be followed by a rehabilitation |
| Capsulitis presents the symptom common to most | | | | program. A set of professionally devised adhesive |
| shoulder disorders, a dull ache growing worse with | | | | capsulitis exercises can instead significantly cut down |
| time, typically at night. Later the pain subsides a bit, but | | | | recovery times in the thawing phase, helping speed up |
| the sufferer experience a progressive difficulty in | | | | a process that otherwise can last up to 1 year. These |
| performing a variety of movements, particularly over | | | | exercises are aimed at strengthening the rotator cuff |
| head. This is the frozen phase that can last for 1 year. | | | | and restoring range of motion, helping prevent future |
| Eventually the disorder resolves naturally with the | | | | disorders from occurring again. |
| thawing phase that can also last up to 1 year, making a | | | | They also help get rid of anti inflammatories and their |
| Frozen Shoulder as unpleasant and disabling a shoulder | | | | side effects, therefore they benefit the sufferer in |
| disorder as it can be. Common remedies include the | | | | monetary and health terms. However, given the |
| ever present anti inflammatories, hot packs, | | | | delicate and severe nature of the disorder, they should |
| ultrasounds and even manipulation. But it is only a | | | | be designed by a specialist with qualifications and |
| program of specific adhesive capsulitis exercises that | | | | knowledge of the shoulder joint disorders and |
| can really help recover faster from a thawing phase | | | | mechanics, not scrambled up with samples taken here |
| of a frozen shoulder. | | | | and there, because this could lead to further |
| Anti inflammatories do work in masking the symptoms, | | | | complications and a delay on the recovery process. |
| the pain, but they do not provide long term benefit. On | | | | |