| Along with anti-inflammatory medicine, exercises for | | | | sit up straight with the arms hanging loosely by your |
| Frozen Shoulder are the best therapy one can do to | | | | side. Gently swing the arms forward and backward, |
| get rid of this painful and debilitating disease. The best | | | | keeping the range of motion to no more than a couple |
| part of it is that these exercises are very easy to do, | | | | of feet, or less if it causes an increase in pain. |
| take only a few minutes each day, need no expensive | | | | Also, swing the arms from side to side, also with a |
| or specialized equipment, and can be done at home. | | | | limited range of motion. The keys to this stretch's |
| Frozen Shoulder, or Adhesive Capsulitis, strikes mostly | | | | effectiveness is that there should be no increased pain |
| men and women from the ages of 40 to 60. Diabetics | | | | and the movements should be gentle. |
| are especially prone to suffering from it. A person | | | | Next, swing the arms in a small circle, about a foot in |
| suffering from it will have inflamed tissues around the | | | | diameter, swinging them first in one direction and then |
| joint of the affected shoulder, making it difficult to | | | | the other. Initially, do two sets of ten of these three |
| reach up or reach to the back of the body. It is also | | | | Frozen Shoulder stretches, increasing the range of |
| accompanied by a dull pain. | | | | motion after a week. Again, at no time during these |
| Theoretically speaking, one does not necessarily need | | | | exercises should there be an increase in pain. If you |
| to cure Frozen Shoulder. It will eventually go away by | | | | feel a stoppage in a certain direction, never force it. |
| itself, but the process can take up to three years. | | | | Just swing the arm as far as it will go without pain. As |
| Three years of not being able to reach up to retrieve | | | | you do the movements daily, you should notice the |
| something from a shelf, or even put on clothes by | | | | stoppage receding. |
| yourself without pain or difficulty will seem like a very | | | | After a week, you can increase the load on your arms |
| long time. This is true especially when there are | | | | by carrying something of moderate weight, like a |
| stretches that are easy and very effective at | | | | one-pound dumbell or a bag with a book or two in it. |
| minimizing the suffering. | | | | You can also increase the range of your swings, as |
| Plan on doing these exercises once or twice a day | | | | long as doing so stays comfortable and you do not |
| everyday. First and foremost, warm up the affected | | | | feel that you are forcing the movement in any |
| shoulder by wrapping it with a hot towel and not | | | | direction. |
| allowing it to cool for 15 minutes. Another effective | | | | Continue these exercises for Frozen Shoulder and you |
| warm up is to soak in a warm bath or under a warm | | | | should soon feel your affected joint easing up, the |
| shower. Start the stretches immediately after. | | | | swelling going down, and your normal range of motion |
| Start off with very low impact movements. Stand or | | | | restored. |